In many comments about the fediverse in general I read the disappointment that 'after many years fediverse still hasn't grown enough to blow Twitter and FB out

In many comments about the fediverse in general I read the disappointment that 'after many years fediverse still hasn't grown enough to blow Twitter and FB out of the water'. And if that's your objective I can understand the sentiment. But to say "Very few people outside of open source tech and a couple fandoms" when refering to a group of between 3 to 5 million people makes me laugh a bit. If you want to find a good circle of followers and those following you to interact and have a good time with, then that is surely enough of a basis to choose from. On your personal timeline you'd have at most a couple a hundred persons you follow, and with a couple hundred who followed you out of interest there'll be a good social vibe going on the topics of your interest. You will find that those people are more responsive than similar numbers on Twitter would be. For influencers however, who crave millions of followers, the fediverse is less interesting.