@pburka I don't know anything lol, I just know what makes Twitter a hit, and how so many of us won't be assed to learn a bunch of nerd bullshit, even if it would be better in an ideal world or whatever.
That being said, I'm more than happy to sit on the sidelines and let it play out and just go along for the ride. Yeehaw
@Mouthygurl @pburka If you're not up to date with the news, Twitter could literally be shutting down in a matter of weeks thanks to our old pal Elon self immolating. Nowhere to go back to.
Why be so prickly? Literally the point of Mastodon is that it has instances from which anybody can find community, you can do what you want. A main landing community that is well moderated would do a lot of good and would ease the transition for many newbies, especially Gen Z'ers.
@Mouthygurl @pburka I don't think there's much point in arguing about it tho, it's probably inevitable.
Either:
1.) Status quo remains the same, this protocol remains irrelevant, users cannot find what they need
2.) Landing community captures Twitter refugees with safe Twitter-style moderation and sign-up is easier. Preferred outcome.
3.) We all balkanize like OP suggested, millions and millions of us. My guess is this doesn't happen because it's not how web-2.0 familiar users operate.
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