Yes, but, people care about 'stuff that works' 10x before they care about the tech press or supposed 'values' of some FSF moralisation. Mastodon is has a usabi

Yes, but, people care about 'stuff that works' 10x before they care about the tech press or supposed 'values' of some FSF moralisation. Mastodon is has a usability problem in the concept of Federation and many other things. It's complicated, they don't provide a clear path to usability or understanding. I mostly agree about the problem in journalism, but it's not a Mastodon problem, moreover, there are ways to fit Mastodon into basic narratives. I also don't think that WSJ articles matter that much with respect to influencing tech trends.