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Nth Tensor @NthTensor

It looks like currently, about fifty thousand users is the maximum that an instance can support.

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is about 1 seventh of the way there... and currently ranked seventh in terms of users.

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Damn you zipf's law! You have thwarted me yet again!

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Nth Tensor @NthTensor

Then again... assuming all instances follow zipf's law... with a nice theory of graph density... could be used to form an approximate modification of metalf's law for the federation.

outcast :flag_bv: :metal: @outcast@snabeltann.no

@NthTensor how do you get to that number? (50')

Nth Tensor @NthTensor

@outcast instances.mastodon.xyz/list

outcast :flag_bv: :metal: @outcast@snabeltann.no

@NthTensor but how do you draw the conclusion that 50' profiles is the maximum of what one instance can support?

Nth Tensor @NthTensor

@outcast I was extrapolating. The top three instances have been hovering around fifty thousand for quite some time.

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To clarify, I was not suggesting this is necessarily a limit set by software. Rather, it could be that the nature of the federation encourages people to move away from the larger instances at some point.

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Just a ballpark guess based on approximate observable evidence. No intellectual rigour to be found here, I am afraid.

outcast :flag_bv: :metal: @outcast@snabeltann.no

@NthTensor ahh ok - I understand. Will be interesting to follow if they grow further.

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