Justin SearlsMay 26, 2023

I've been jokingly calling Mastodon "Nicorette for Twitter". It looks and feels like Twitter except it's designed to be unengaging and not very interesting so within a few months most users fall off and stop using it.

It's a social media cessation tool.

Show threadJesse
@searls I wish
May 26, 2023 at 4:20pmMona for iPhone
Show threadlj·rkMay 27, 2023

@misc @searls Same. I'm totally spending too much time here, more than ever on Birdsite.

I don't think the original statement can be said in that broad way. Idk why it doesn't work for some, maybe it's a different crows, different engagement, idk. But it ain't generally "less fun" or engaging