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Yes. It's why there's so many people who wanted to quit Twitter recently, but couldn't. They went and tried Mastodon/Hive/etc, but couldn't adjust to having les
by aceazzameen 4y ago
Yes. It's why there's so many people who wanted to quit Twitter recently, but couldn't. They went and tried Mastodon/Hive/etc, but couldn't adjust to having less followers out of the gate. Their brand exists on places like Twitter. In some cases they need it to make money. But even for users with smaller followings, it's where their largest engagements are. And too many people don't want to give that up and start over. The venue for their current brand has to seize to exist before they'll move.
- pimeys 4y agoFunny that you mention engagement. I've been witnessing many people in the fedi who say they have much less followers now but the engagement has been so much better than in Twitter since many years. And the comments have been good and constructive...
- berkes 4y agoIt's exactly like that. Similar to how a post here on HN can have five comments, and the same post on Reddit five hundred. Four hundred trying to make funny quips, ninety trolling, and the rest hidden in the noise. Yet on HN at least three offer real insights, ask good questions etc. Threads and conversations on the fediverse, currently, are just so much more engaging, positive, insigtfull than on Twitter, it's bonkers. But also in sheer numbers. The same post on twitter gets far less engagement than on fediverse: measured entirely unscientific, but visible nonetheless.
- aceazzameen 4y agoI've seen a lot of that too. But good luck convincing people still on Twitter. They're too attached to their brand existing there.