Great article.

"Musk thinks he bought a tech company, but he’s actually bought a community of users, and that's where its value lies..."

So says Prof Paul Bernal - Professor of Information Technology Law at the University of East Anglia School of Law.

https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/why-elon-musk-the-chief-twit-is-in-trouble/

Why Elon Musk – the Chief Twit – is in trouble

Musk thinks he bought a tech company, but he’s actually bought a community of users, and that's where its value lies.

East Anglia Bylines
@mikegalsworthy some brilliant points raised there and goes to show why so many are choosing Mastodon as a new open source, open minds community that will be clutter free of bile!
@simonmason @mikegalsworthy it will never be as popular or successful as Twitter. Twitter's global public posts by default is what made it what it is. This decentralised service is fundamentally different.
@natts @simonmason @mikegalsworthy never? If tw1tter implodes, which looks entirely possible, Mastodon will by definition be more successful.
@onebiskuit @simonmason @mikegalsworthy I've yet to see any realistic reason why it will implode any time soon. Almost nothing has changed, as yet.