Still reading and hearing takes that Mastodon has “failed” as a Twitter alternative. Listen, it’s ok if it doesn’t work for someone—unlike Twitter, I think Mastodon requires more effort and cultivation to produce an experience that feels meaningful. It’s been worth it for me. But there is definitely a smell of…not sour grapes but people making broad assumptions based on their own experience while ignoring millions of other people. Will Mastodon top 100 million? Who knows. Who cares?
@glennf I find it fascinating how so many of the nerd/geek/tech community feel like Mastodon requires "too much effort" given how much satisfaction that community dervies from geeking out on tech. It’s easier to understand coming from the non-geek world,
@WarnerCrocker A lot of folks who say that are saying it's too hard for others, which is interesting insight.
The problem in 2023 is people seem to want instant gratification, so sign up to the fedi and find something they want instantly. It doesn't work like that, you need to post, addin tags, find and follow people. Learning anything requires effort and probably a lot of patience. Something rather lacking.
