On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.

@Mikal
I have seen this happen.

And, just today, there is a post that went viral since being posted a little after 6 PM PST last night. It was still picking up tens of boosts a minute last I looked.

I think things might be changing. I don't know why, though.