This defeats the purpose of the platform being distributed. For example if all political threads are on one instance it would be a ripe target for the authoritarian regimes popping up right now. I know there are dominant instances, but at least if one drops, people can migrate.
It’s quality and quantity. The quality has held despite a drop in users. Just wait and let Reddit have another controversy and we’ll get another infusion of converts. Popularity may only threaten more bots and scams.
There’s a TNG episode where he gets auto recalled by Soong. He takes over the bridge and redirects the enterprise to new coordinates. It takes like a minute to empty the bridge because he creates a life support failure.
https://lemmy.world/comment/21587302