One interesting side effect I just noticed is that when I think about opening twitter I am immediately filled with dread about how bad the discourse is going to be and when I think about opening Mastodon I'm.... vaguely hopeful? I know it may not last but it's a fascinating feeling.
@joshuatopolsky it will last as long as we make it last.
And when it fades, it’s time to move to a new platform, which is what we probably should have all done in 2012 or so.
The biggest problem with Twitter is that it overstayed its welcome. All of its issues stem from that.