So, is ActivityPub overly chatty? I was hoping to find out more about the cause of these operational woes. Similarly, how does it compare in traffic to similar

So, is ActivityPub overly chatty? I was hoping to find out more about the cause of these operational woes. Similarly, how does it compare in traffic to similar amounts of data broadcast and federated on Matrix? Finally, thanks for the author setting the tone going in and being, willing to look critically without being a miser about federation in general. This is the kind of nuance probably needed to push things forward instead of rehashing myopic talking points.