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@feditips This is a good analogy! But it's a bit flawed -- phone networks (and email servers) aren't themed like Fediverse instances... I think the difference is because phone networks and emails are private, while Fediverse instances are public (which requires curation that's more than just anti-spam).
I agree it's not exact analogy but I think it gets across the most important point.
Servers aren't forums or subreddits, they're mainly gateways onto the wider network.
Servers have a Local timeline and their own standards of behaviour, but most of the time most conversations will be with people on other servers rather than within a server.
If servers were only talking to themselves, they would be in danger of being bought by Elon Musk etc.
