@atomicpoet @fediversenews It's not a panacea. Business models centralize, decentralize, centralize, decentralize. The Fediverse as is (at this time) a lot of independent entities (instances) that talk to each other.

Somewhere along the line the evil ones will offer free or low-cost hosting for any independent instantance that is facing a cash crunch. The peak of a steep decline and one that is hard to reverse.