I see lots of analogies for what is happening with the bird app and this space, one comparison I have not seen is the encyclopedia comparison of Britannica or probably more accurately Encarta and Wikipedia.
I know the decentralized nature of Mastodon is different than Wikipedia, but I am drawn to the fact that Wikipedia is crowd sourced vs a centrally owned and controlled entity like a publisher's encyclopedia or the bird app that have a heavier control over content.
Anyways, just a wondering
@ZingerLearns you can also look at maps: open street map vs Google Maps. Depending where on earth you are the one will be more up to date compared to the other.