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As an active user on a thematic instance (metalhead.club) I’ve seen an initial tsunami wave in the immediate days/weeks of the twitter craziness, then a droppin

As an active user on a thematic instance (metalhead.club) I’ve seen an initial tsunami wave in the immediate days/weeks of the twitter craziness, then a dropping off in the following month. But the instance has easily increased in size by several times, and those on board seem to be engaged. But at the end of the day, the instance I’m on is more active and more fun as a result. This isn’t a pissing match for Mastodon admins or users. I don’t suffer from Twitter FOMO :)

verdverm 4y ago
More of a Mastodon hype (outlier, FOMO) event being touted as a trend
- smoldesu 4y ago
  That's fine? The parent comment was just expressing their indifference towards the stat, same as me. I frankly don't care about how many MAUs Mastodon has - the platform's success is not driven by widespread adoption. The nice part, for me, is that the platform feels fresh again. Even if 90% of the Twitter refugees left, the remaining 10% would help freshen up the userbase and keep things diverse.
DoItToMe81 4y ago
What the hell is wrong with that instance? I've gone back through weeks of messages and there's not a single on-topic post. It's all Americans talking about Trump or """fascism""".
- phs318u 4y ago
  I've seen a bit of that as a result of people "boosting" (re-posting) posts from people on other instances, but if you groom your follow list (as I have, over a couple months), you see mostly what you want to. In my case, I've learnt of so many new bands from all over the world (Bloodywood, Znous, Slave to Sirens, Pentagram). That's what floats my boat. Also, one tiny bit of anecdata - just from what I've seen on the instance I'm on - the majority of the political commentary is coming from Twitter refugees. EDITED TO ADD: You can also "follow" hashtags which makes the feed more pertinent.

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As an active user on a thematic instance (metalhead.club) I’ve seen an initial tsunami wave in the immediate days/weeks of the twitter craziness, then a droppin

by phs318u 4y ago

verdverm 4y ago
More of a Mastodon hype (outlier, FOMO) event being touted as a trend
- smoldesu 4y ago
  That's fine? The parent comment was just expressing their indifference towards the stat, same as me. I frankly don't care about how many MAUs Mastodon has - the platform's success is not driven by widespread adoption. The nice part, for me, is that the platform feels fresh again. Even if 90% of the Twitter refugees left, the remaining 10% would help freshen up the userbase and keep things diverse.
DoItToMe81 4y ago
What the hell is wrong with that instance? I've gone back through weeks of messages and there's not a single on-topic post. It's all Americans talking about Trump or """fascism""".
- phs318u 4y ago
  I've seen a bit of that as a result of people "boosting" (re-posting) posts from people on other instances, but if you groom your follow list (as I have, over a couple months), you see mostly what you want to. In my case, I've learnt of so many new bands from all over the world (Bloodywood, Znous, Slave to Sirens, Pentagram). That's what floats my boat. Also, one tiny bit of anecdata - just from what I've seen on the instance I'm on - the majority of the political commentary is coming from Twitter refugees. EDITED TO ADD: You can also "follow" hashtags which makes the feed more pertinent.