"Twitter buyout puts Mastodon into spotlight" says Mastadon in a PR piece I dont use Twitter- quit 6-7 years ago due to the toxicity-- but I never understood t

"Twitter buyout puts Mastodon into spotlight" says Mastadon in a PR piece I dont use Twitter- quit 6-7 years ago due to the toxicity-- but I never understood the charm of "federated"-- I now have to join 22 different Mastadons, each with their own logins and rules, just to keep up with people, many of whom arent even on Mastadon?