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 its likely linked to the topology of the activitypub network, which servers are connected to whom, and how many users each etc. But the fediverse is averse to introspection so it will have to stay at the level of a nice metaphor 🍄🍄🍄