@film_girl It really does, but this time around we all get how the service works. There are real benefits to the platform growing and it staying small but a big part of me hopes it stays on the smaller side this time around. 🥲

@mergesort @film_girl unfortunately I think diversity is suffering at these current numbers

@shantini @mergesort for sure. Small is good but small can be too much do an echo chamber too. It’s that weird fine line between too small and too big, you know?

@film_girl @shantini I definitely agree about diversity, but one thing that's been a little different about Mastodon for me is that I think of it as *a* place in my life, not *the* place in my life. I'm worried about losing many voices in the conversation, but the freedom from having one singular place to try and find it (in a very flawed manner) has allowed me the space to go seek those voices elsewhere, places which may [or may not] be better suited to let nuances come across.