“‘Mastodon’ is a competitor to—“

Why do journalists always say this? This is some capitalist-brained mindset.

The only thing the Fediverse competes with is your sleep schedule.

@yassie_j
Mainstream will always say that social networks compete because it’s now ingrained that they are a form of entertainment where you’re mostly a passive consumer of an algorithm.

The social aspect is almost completely neglected and forgotten. Parasocial relationships are enough for most normal users.