> public, general purpose venue like Mastodon. I guess that's what's wrong with Twitter, and what Mastodon unfortunately copied. The discussion dynamics roughl

> public, general purpose venue like Mastodon. I guess that's what's wrong with Twitter, and what Mastodon unfortunately copied. The discussion dynamics roughly corresponds to shouting your opinions on a town square - and getting comments from passerbys. There is little expectation of privacy, and few means to create it (banning indiscreet commenters being one of them). That's why Mastodon is great for niche interests - the town in this case is small, and its inhabitants are well-aligned, but might get frustrating as you touch topics where many people can feel they are entitled to having an opinion about.