i wanna stress again here that i have no plans of having possums.gay be a "big" instance.
i keep this instance purposefully small, not only to manage it better, but to keep it a *community* first and foremost. instances with large user counts are not ideal in my eyes, defeating the ethos of fediverse's ideal goal of decentralization
if everyone is packed up in a few big instances (as it is on the lolisho/cub side of fedi, unfortunately), it causes a lot of cascading issues. such as bad moderation, power imbalances, and of course, outages affecting huge swathes of people.
the power imbalance is of utmost importance to me, as someone who actually adheres to anarchist principles. power does indeed corrupt, and time and time again i've seen it happen on fedi; admins and mods abuse their powers, willfully or not. and it causes huge schisms in communities that would've never happened if it were all split up into smaller instances. people who are "power first, community second" rapidly get out of touch with what the community actually desires, making decisions that impact everyone negatively.
so... that's why i'd never want this instance to go above 100 users. heck, i'd think it's a lil bit crowded as it is right now, if there were more active discussions from everyone on here.
and hey, it's not to say i'd ever be perfect myself, but i'd hope if i make a wrongful decision that my community will call me out on it, and that i'll be more than glad to listen to feedback. with greater power comes a lesser chance that important feedback will be taken seriously, and that happens regardless of how much you try to work for it.
