Until communities within instances can federate with each other this kind of consolidation is likely inevitable. Though that's more of a lemmy specific perspective.
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I think that it is inevitable since there are different types of users. Ideally, everyone has their own fediverse server ("instance") on their own domain name that they control. Or, families and small groups share a fediverse server. But most people are not that technical and just want something simple and something that works. That is where larger fediverse servers come in. They are an easy entry point for most people. Once people join, then they can migrate to a small instance, or preferably, start their own.
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