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My favorite part about Mastodon/The Fediverse is people like you think it is dead and hopeless and don't come there

by dumpsterlid 4y ago

TylerE 4y ago
Consider the feeling mutual.
- dumpsterlid 4y ago
  Happily so!
rvz 4y ago
It is dead. Even the users who 'moved' to Mastodon came back to Twitter again are still posting on Twitter. Why? Because there is no-one on Mastodon even after the Twitter 'exodus'. We are talking 6 years and even less users using it. That sounds like a total failure on Mastodon's side to be a viable Twitter alternative.
- elsjaako 4y ago
  I use it, and sometimes I unfollow people because the timeline gets to be too much to keep track of (so not dead). I have met people off it in real life. I also have a twitter account, that I use to follow a few (6 maybe?) accounts I care about. I scroll through that every week or two. I like those accounts, but twitter feels needy, constantly screaming for more attention. This is the website, not using an ad blocker. You say Mastodon is dead, so maybe you like a website constantly pushing you to engage more? I can understand how it would make the site feel more lively, especially for new users. Mastodon is not the same as Twitter, but there are plenty of us that prefer it. If you want 100000 followers it's the wrong platform, I'll give you that. > Even the users who 'moved' to Mastodon came back to Twitter again are still posting on Twitter. Why? Because there is no-one on Mastodon even after the Twitter 'exodus'. There have been many small exoduses, and some people stayed with Mastodon.
  - rvz 4y ago
    It is indeed dead. We have given it 6 years and little to no-one is on the platform. > Mastodon is not the same as Twitter, but there are plenty of us that prefer it. With the constant comparisons and mentions of Mastodon, being an alternative to Twitter even in its early days, it will be judged as so and my strict judgement is that it has failed. > There have been many small exoduses, and some people stayed with Mastodon. I'm almost certain that this year's Twitter exodus to Mastodon, that more than 90% of users who registered at the time do not use it regularly and have moved back to Twitter due to little to no interaction there. That is the fact of the matter after 6 years of operation.

My favorite part about Mastodon/The Fediverse is people like you think it is dead and hopeless and don't come there

TylerE 4y ago

Consider the feeling mutual.

dumpsterlid 4y ago
Happily so!

rvz 4y ago

It is dead. Even the users who 'moved' to Mastodon came back to Twitter again are still posting on Twitter. Why? Because there is no-one on Mastodon even after the Twitter 'exodus'. We are talking 6 years and even less users using it. That sounds like a total failure on Mastodon's side to be a viable Twitter alternative.

elsjaako 4y ago
I use it, and sometimes I unfollow people because the timeline gets to be too much to keep track of (so not dead). I have met people off it in real life. I also have a twitter account, that I use to follow a few (6 maybe?) accounts I care about. I scroll through that every week or two. I like those accounts, but twitter feels needy, constantly screaming for more attention. This is the website, not using an ad blocker. You say Mastodon is dead, so maybe you like a website constantly pushing you to engage more? I can understand how it would make the site feel more lively, especially for new users. Mastodon is not the same as Twitter, but there are plenty of us that prefer it. If you want 100000 followers it's the wrong platform, I'll give you that. > Even the users who 'moved' to Mastodon came back to Twitter again are still posting on Twitter. Why? Because there is no-one on Mastodon even after the Twitter 'exodus'. There have been many small exoduses, and some people stayed with Mastodon.
- rvz 4y ago
  It is indeed dead. We have given it 6 years and little to no-one is on the platform. > Mastodon is not the same as Twitter, but there are plenty of us that prefer it. With the constant comparisons and mentions of Mastodon, being an alternative to Twitter even in its early days, it will be judged as so and my strict judgement is that it has failed. > There have been many small exoduses, and some people stayed with Mastodon. I'm almost certain that this year's Twitter exodus to Mastodon, that more than 90% of users who registered at the time do not use it regularly and have moved back to Twitter due to little to no interaction there. That is the fact of the matter after 6 years of operation.