@freakazoid one solution to the 'big instance' problem might be if the anti-bigtech people of the fediverse organise to start a large instance that would be much more consistent with an anti-big tech fediverse. Because after all if the dot socials and universeodons get to attract the most new people to the fedi it inevitably pollutes the environment(even if they are silenced/defederated). Of course it is a big project and will take some organising....