Chris TrottierSome people say, "Mastodon is where it's at on the Fediverse."
But really, it's the opposite: the Fediverse is where it's at on Mastodon.
Without the Fediverse, Mastodon becomes CounterSocial.
Or worse, Truth Social.
What most people perceive as "the Mastodon social network" is actually the Fediverse.
However, you can use Mastodon without the Fediverse.
It's just incredibly silly to do that.
There's a problem with building apps with *only* Mastodon in mind:
1. It ignores the intended interoperability of the Fediverse
2. It gives potential back door access to unfederated (or de-federated) social networks that use Mastodon—many which would never get approved by Apple if they created their own apps
So while I understand why developers target Mastodon *first*, it's a mistake to not consider the greater Fediverse in mind.
Shoq@atomicpoet What Chris said.