The Fediverse is deliberately spread out on thousands of independent servers running many types of software, which connect together to form a single social network.
But why is it like this? Why go to all this trouble? Wouldn't a single large server be easier?
Here is a complete list of reasons why it is very important for a social network to be spread out on many independent servers:
➡️ https://fedi.tips/why-is-the-fediverse-on-so-many-separate-servers
(If I'm missing a reason, let me know in the replies!)