@NormalPopsicle

services which run Mastodon should be referred to as Mastodon Instances.

the fediverse is a network of software running protocols (including ActivityPub) that predate Mastodon, and that Mastodon has used to bootstrap itself with.

calling the entire fediverse "Mastodon" or "the Mastodon network" is a slap in the face to all other projects and contributors which came before *and importantly* after Mastodon, like PixelFed or WriteFreely.