False premise. It’s still underway. I think one of the big differences is that it’s more dependent on “3rd party” apps than a corporate social network, and a lo

False premise. It’s still underway. I think one of the big differences is that it’s more dependent on “3rd party” apps than a corporate social network, and a lot of that development is ongoing. The biggest improvement to my Mastodon experience was when Tapbots (of Tweetbot fame) released Ivory for macOS/iOS/iPadOS, which still has some rough edges, but it’s far more useable and enjoyable than the “official” client. Over time they’ll improve the UX to make it more accessible for less technical users, and I believe even better since their efforts won’t be subject to the whims of someone else’s interests. At the end of the day it’s not much more complicated than email, and as it goes mainstream it won’t be harder to use than any of the email services at all use.