@mralancooper Close but not quite I'd say. Perhaps each instance is a cooperative. But the bigger the instance the less of a voice you have in influencing its direction, relationships with other instances (like blocks), internal moderation and financing.

Mastodon isn't really a cooperative either as very few people are controlling what features are built and which are ignored. Participants have very little say.

I've chosen other software not because it gives me more influence over development but I like that it's smaller and it works better for my way of participating in the Fediverse. A 1-person instance does give me influence over the instance culture though, haha.😛