Mastodon is the Linux of social media. The UX needs a little work but the momentum behind the project might help it overtake the other proprietary platforms.
While I can use Mastodon as is, I can't help myself from looking under the hood, and I'll be forever tempted to run my own server.
@kelseyhightower same here. I've been tempted to start poking around and it's only been a couple days. Like I need yet another side project 😆