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jacobian Jun 15, 2023

“Mastodon had its chance and it blew it”

I couldn’t agree with this post more. I had super high hopes, but I’m pretty convinced now that between the technical and social issues there’s not a good chance of mastodon being anything other than a tiny niche.

I’m unlikely to go back to Twitter, and BlueSky seems unlikely to be a place I wanna hang out, so I guess this is still home for me for now. But I’m pretty sad things here aren’t going in a different direction.

https://blog.bloonface.com/2023/06/12/why-did-the-twittermigration-fail/

Why did the #TwitterMigration fail? – Café Lob-On

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Dan Wentzel 🏳️‍🌈

@jacob I don't think the #TwitterMigration failed. Mastodon never wanted to be Twitter or Twitter-like in the first place. It's just being what it is on its own terms.

However, Spoutible is centralized like Twitter, and has been built with all the moderation tools that Twitter now lacks. When the app comes in, I think a lot of people seeking a moderated Twitter-like centralized experience will go there.