There are really important reasons why the Fediverse (including Mastodon) is spread out on thousands of fully independent servers:

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There are really important reasons why the Fediverse (including Mastodon) is spread out on thousands of fully independent servers:

️ https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers

There are also really important reasons why servers don't store every post from every other server:

️ https://fedi.tips/why-arent-all-mastodon-and-fediverse-posts-and-accounts-automatically-visible-from-all-servers

The weird quirks of the Fediverse (including Mastodon) are designed this way specifically to keep the network under the control of ordinary people and grassroots communities.

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