5k new instances means *thousands* of people who invested their time, effort, and love into creating new communities.
Thousands of people taking upon themselves to moderate these communities.
These are all long-term commitments, and many if not most of those people know that.
The MAU value will drop by a *lot* probably. That's expected.
However, I will be closely watching the instances chart. And rooting for all the new admins, mods, and communities here on fedi. :blobcatheart:
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