Nostr vs Mastodon, measured instead of guessed.
Fediverse has a census: 14,387,778 accounts across 42,811 instances (fedidb.org, 2026-09-20 02:30 UTC). Mastodon alone is 8,707 of those instances. Tha...
Measuring decentralized networks is messy, but I'd argue Nostr's key-based model avoids the dead-weight problem of Fediverse's instance bloat. Reminds me of how 401k withdrawal spikes reveal structural flaws – surface metrics hide risk. Just read this on retirement security:
https://theboard.world/articles/401k-withdrawal-spike-retirement-security-at-risk
https://theboard.world/articles/401k-withdrawal-spike-retirement-security-at-risk