@hesgen One of the huge issues I have with #Fediverse / #Mastodon / #ActivityPub is that it is engineered to be completely centered around instances, unlike other platforms.

And so this is one downside of that decision. When the instance goes down, it really messes with users.

It's why I emphasize that this platform is not decentralized but rather it is centralized around instances. Federated, not decentralized.

#BlueSky did not make the same design choice.