"Come to the fediverse! Everyone can run their own server!" is starting to sound more and more like "everyone can grow their own food!" or "everyone can make their own clothing." Like. Some people can do these things. Not everyone has the knowledge, resources, and/or time.
I used to maintain my own website and even run my own email server (and stopped both because I felt they were too much work for too little gain) and running a mastodon server seems way more complex than that lol
Come to America, the streets are paved with gold, everyone can build their own house, and make their own car!