@Gargron The problem is that despite decentralization being a strength, many people are wary about casting their lot in with one of the countless, smaller instances. Who runs that server? Do they respect our privacy? What if the server shuts down out of the blue before I have a chance to migrate my profile? Lots of questions in the back of peoples' minds lead them to seek out instances they think are "official" and will be around a while, like the one operated by the founder of Mastodon.