So it's a good idea for multiple reasons?
naught101
I guess that's what it means now
I don't know how you'd measure driving "goodness", but I expect the distribution would be something like exponential (there are billions of non-drivers, and only a few rally/stunt drivers). So the average is likely to be higher than the median.
This is hilarious
Any instance that interacts with any other instance is federated. Which is the vast majority of instances with more than a handful of users.
Is the same not true of Lemmy?
Mastodon federation is not opt-in. As soon as anyone on one server is following one person on the other server, the servers are fully federated. From there, it's opt-out, via blocking.
That's nonsense. I'm on one of the main servers, and like 90% of my feed is from other servers, and it includes lots of small servers. And that's been true for years.
It's try the search function was bad prior to earlier this year, but it's improved a bit. And if you are looking for someone specific, then presumably their account would be listed somewhere on their website?
Everything you just said is also true of mastodon.
Mastodon is scaling fine though? I've been using it for years, and it's great, and still growing. User base is a bit tech focused, could be more general, but I think it'll get there eventually.
Like, how much toffee can you make from a cup?
I know more working class people that have been on cruises than middle class ones, TBH. Probably coincidence, but still..