We are at most, a few months away from apps with content and sharing mechanisms just not possible on Twitter or other centralized, closed-source platforms. That's when the momentum will really start to build for Activitypub and other protocols supporting federated networks. We have stop talking about it being a twitter "alternative" and start talking about is as an evolutionary step forward in global social networking. Because that's what it is.

@shoq IMO, we're in an unusual situation with the fediverse because software is so far ahead of user practice. Normally, users hack new uses then software follows. Here, we have the tools to integrate short-blogging, long-blogging, photo feeds, music playlists, video... but adoption and integration by practice lags.

I haven't yet seen someone promote their podcast on Castopod or music album on Funkwhale or photo essay on PixelFed or video short on PeerTube or...