In support of 3, 5, and 7 being the real drivers of the category listed separately just under them: This is a map of Mastodon instances. https://www.comeetie.

In support of 3, 5, and 7 being the real drivers of the category listed separately just under them: This is a map of Mastodon instances. https://www.comeetie.fr/galerie/mapstodon/ https://www.comeetie.fr/galerie/mapstodon/ I think it gives a good sense of proximity. From the place in this clustering where I spend my time (in the jorts.horse space, if that gets enough across), it is almost unimaginable that someone could get an experience reminiscent of LinkedIn... but that's just one spot on the map, right? I think my conclusions from this kind of thing are pretty different from Erin's in ways that could be anticipated from the framing in her earlier post: https://erinkissane.com/blue-skies-over-mastodon https://erinkissane.com/blue-skies-over-mastodon IMO that piece is worth reading first for context.