Washed into my timeline, in between:

"Traditional federation lacks modularity. Hosting, distribution, moderation, algorithms, and business logic are located in the hosting instance. This creates a weak separation of powers. Ideally, users reduce the power of a popular instance by devolving specific functions to other providers. We want to preserve rights in the default course of operation; separating powers helps achieve that."

https://www.pfrazee.com/blog/practical-decentralization - definitely worth reading. In virtually every paragraph of it.

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