2017: "Six reasons Mastodon won't survive: Terrible name, there is no single Mastodon, toots, handles are meaningless, where is everyone, apps feel like a science project."
- @Lance_Ulanoff in Mashable https://mashable.com/article/mastodon-wont-survive
Six reasons Mastodon won't survive

The hot new thing in social media has some big problems.

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@conradhackett happened many times before, recently, and will happen again.
I think it's a question of time.
The funny thing would be if it implodes from the inside, not due to strong competition.