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Yeah. Nobody is leaving for Mastodon.

by xdfgh1112 4y ago

rapsey 4y ago
Mastodon is the linux desktop of social networks.
- karmakurtisaani 4y ago
  Cool, maybe I'll join!
robin_reala 4y ago
The majority of my active network on Twitter have now created Mastodon accounts and are posting there more than on Twitter. Maybe it’s my frontend web dev bubble?
- Jorengarenar 4y ago
  I wouldn't be surprised if vast majority of Twitter users not only do not care but even isn't really aware of ownership change.
  - Swenrekcah 4y ago
    Unless the bots are sentient I suppose that’s true!
- MattDemers 4y ago
  The ones that have from mine are just using their accounts to complaining about Twitter. Which doesn't create sustainable communities on Mastodon instances that survive this kind of spike in activity.
simonw 4y ago
I've been on Twitter for 16 years and accumulated 43,000 followers on there. I've been on Mastodon for 2 weeks and I'm up to 7,900 already. The numbers on Mastodon are pretty impressive. More importantly, my timeline over there is full of interesting people talking about a variety of interesting things.
- beebmam 4y ago
  There's an emacs mastodon that is delightful!
  - deleted 4y ago
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- Jorengarenar 4y ago
  The difference is you built your Twitter followship from ground up, while Mastodon had boost from your already existing followers.
  - ergocoder 4y ago
    Can't believe he missed this crucial factor. He tweeted his mastodon link that got 44 retweets. He talked about mastodon (no link) and got another 59 retweets. He also put mastodon link on his profile. I mean those should help build his followers on mastodon by a large margin.
    - simonw 4y ago
      Sure, there are a ton of reasons I've been able to grow my audience on Mastodon this quickly. But despite those reasons, the activity this represents still works as a counter to the claim I was replying to here that "no one is switching to Mastodon".
      - throwaway290 4y ago
        I think the number of follows does not represent the number of actual readers. E.g. I know you from your long-form posts on Django and such, and considering current buzz might log in to Mastodon just to give you a follow and go back to never checking it. That, plus Mastodon does not benefit from central spam account squashing authority. Of course, the discrepancy of follower/actual reader numbers also exists in case of Twitter, but if I had to bet I'd say it has the potential to be stronger on Mastodon.
whateveracct 4y ago
When I quit Twitter years ago, I didn't move to an alternative. I just spent my time differently.
- AlexandrB 4y ago
  Yup. Now I spend way too much time posting on HN. I did try Mastodon for a while, but it wasn't as "sticky".
- MiguelX413 4y ago
  The Fediverse isn't trying to be a stand-in alternative, nor should it be used as one. It won't algorithmically serve content to maximize your engagement and attention to sell to advertisers. It's there for those who are interested in it. Some just find it a more libre platform that's useful as they want to move away from Twitter. I say this as someone who has been on the Fediverse for years but has never in their life used Twitte for more than a day, or ever enjoyed it.
Herbstluft 4y ago
Since last week every person on Twitter whose content I came to appreciate moved over to Mastodon. Science, tech and gamedev/art people are absolutely leaving for Mastodon. The only part of my follows left on Twitter now are the people producing the average low quality content (gossip, memes, current drama etc.)
- MiguelX413 4y ago
  The Fediverse doesn't have an algorithm or reason to promote and thus provide any audience for those things, thankfully. Thus they have no reason to be on the Fediverse because they'd just be shouting into a void.
MiguelX413 4y ago
https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/boosted-by-twitter-drama-mastodon-reaches-1-million-active-monthly-users https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/boosted-by-twitter-drama-m... That's just factually false.
colin_jack 4y ago
I thought so too but the combination of switching app (to metatext) and importing follower list (https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/ https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/) means it’s starting to feel pretty pleasant.
Kye 4y ago
2 million people in the last two weeks is a big nobody. It's tangible as someone who's been on since 2016 through all the smaller waves as subcommunities of Twitter migrated. Something is different this time. My bias is toward a slow growth like we've had so far, so read this as concerned, not crowing.

Yeah. Nobody is leaving for Mastodon.

rapsey 4y ago

Mastodon is the linux desktop of social networks.

karmakurtisaani 4y ago
Cool, maybe I'll join!

robin_reala 4y ago

The majority of my active network on Twitter have now created Mastodon accounts and are posting there more than on Twitter. Maybe it’s my frontend web dev bubble?

Jorengarenar 4y ago
I wouldn't be surprised if vast majority of Twitter users not only do not care but even isn't really aware of ownership change.
- Swenrekcah 4y ago
  Unless the bots are sentient I suppose that’s true!
MattDemers 4y ago
The ones that have from mine are just using their accounts to complaining about Twitter. Which doesn't create sustainable communities on Mastodon instances that survive this kind of spike in activity.

simonw 4y ago

I've been on Twitter for 16 years and accumulated 43,000 followers on there. I've been on Mastodon for 2 weeks and I'm up to 7,900 already. The numbers on Mastodon are pretty impressive. More importantly, my timeline over there is full of interesting people talking about a variety of interesting things.

beebmam 4y ago
There's an emacs mastodon that is delightful!
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
Jorengarenar 4y ago
The difference is you built your Twitter followship from ground up, while Mastodon had boost from your already existing followers.
- ergocoder 4y ago
  Can't believe he missed this crucial factor. He tweeted his mastodon link that got 44 retweets. He talked about mastodon (no link) and got another 59 retweets. He also put mastodon link on his profile. I mean those should help build his followers on mastodon by a large margin.
  - simonw 4y ago
    Sure, there are a ton of reasons I've been able to grow my audience on Mastodon this quickly. But despite those reasons, the activity this represents still works as a counter to the claim I was replying to here that "no one is switching to Mastodon".
    - throwaway290 4y ago
      I think the number of follows does not represent the number of actual readers. E.g. I know you from your long-form posts on Django and such, and considering current buzz might log in to Mastodon just to give you a follow and go back to never checking it. That, plus Mastodon does not benefit from central spam account squashing authority. Of course, the discrepancy of follower/actual reader numbers also exists in case of Twitter, but if I had to bet I'd say it has the potential to be stronger on Mastodon.

whateveracct 4y ago

When I quit Twitter years ago, I didn't move to an alternative. I just spent my time differently.

AlexandrB 4y ago
Yup. Now I spend way too much time posting on HN. I did try Mastodon for a while, but it wasn't as "sticky".
MiguelX413 4y ago
The Fediverse isn't trying to be a stand-in alternative, nor should it be used as one. It won't algorithmically serve content to maximize your engagement and attention to sell to advertisers. It's there for those who are interested in it. Some just find it a more libre platform that's useful as they want to move away from Twitter. I say this as someone who has been on the Fediverse for years but has never in their life used Twitte for more than a day, or ever enjoyed it.

Herbstluft 4y ago

Since last week every person on Twitter whose content I came to appreciate moved over to Mastodon. Science, tech and gamedev/art people are absolutely leaving for Mastodon. The only part of my follows left on Twitter now are the people producing the average low quality content (gossip, memes, current drama etc.)

MiguelX413 4y ago
The Fediverse doesn't have an algorithm or reason to promote and thus provide any audience for those things, thankfully. Thus they have no reason to be on the Fediverse because they'd just be shouting into a void.

MiguelX413 4y ago

https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/boosted-by-twitter-drama-mastodon-reaches-1-million-active-monthly-users https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/07/boosted-by-twitter-drama-m... That's just factually false.

colin_jack 4y ago

I thought so too but the combination of switching app (to metatext) and importing follower list (https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/ https://debirdify.pruvisto.org/) means it’s starting to feel pretty pleasant.

Kye 4y ago

2 million people in the last two weeks is a big nobody. It's tangible as someone who's been on since 2016 through all the smaller waves as subcommunities of Twitter migrated. Something is different this time. My bias is toward a slow growth like we've had so far, so read this as concerned, not crowing.