You're right but also you're discounting the value of the Twitter model. Twitter sells eyeballs, but they also give away reach to creators. Politicians may use

You're right but also you're discounting the value of the Twitter model. Twitter sells eyeballs, but they also give away reach to creators. Politicians may use the platform to amplify nonsense but a lot of them use the platform for good as well. Same with journalists which is the primary reason I'm there. It's easy to follow the kind of people I'm interested in hearing more from and they're all in one place. Looking at ads is the price paid for a free service with adequate moderation. For personal connections or interest groups, there's no shortage of existing platforms that do the job better than Mastodon.