If you're wondering why there are so few news stories about the rise of #Mastodon, it's because nobody is getting paid to game the media about it.
There's no publicists, no cozy ad deals, no suits, no coercion: Nobody is getting rich off of Mastodon
... that's also why it's so enlightening and fun to participate here
Is Mastodon rising? Is there a comparison available of Mastodon numbers to other platforms?
I love it here, and I'm hoping that over time, more folks will recognize the value in democratic social media.
At this point, I have not successfully talked anyone into joining Mastodon. I know one other person, personally, and only I only barely know him, on Mastodon.
But still, I love it here and will not go back to corporate social media!!
Heck yes, It's hard to get even 10,000 people to read a news article online; Masto has more than 10 million registered users. It's wildly impressive growth and uptake. And early days yet.
I don't like to be contrary, but the number of registered users on a platform doesn't reveal the number of folks who read an article.
I remember well when Facebook was gaining traction, I knew lots of people who were jumping on board. I literally know one neighbor (barely), and no friends or family, who are getting on Mastodon.
That said, I find it baffling that pretty much everyone I know who uses social media is willing to serve as a pawn for the undemocratic power elites. As an optimist, I believe that will change over time, but I wish it would happen faster.
I'd love to see surprising numbers that indicate we are getting there faster than I think we are.
"Traffic" numbers as they've been understood so far are no indication of influence or quality (or even readership, as such numbers are easily faked)
I've been an editor for a long time and believe me it ain't easy to tempt even 10,000 real live human beings to read an excellent article or essay all the way through. It's very noisy out there!
I sense that we are talking past each other and fear I missed a key bit of information that you already posted. I don't understand where you are getting information about articles reaching 10,000 Mastodon users. Please forgive me if I have a blind spot here. I just don't understand.
No no my fault. I just meant, as an editor of web publications I've seen how hard it is to get a lot of people to come over, to read, etc.
Twitter too grew in fits and starts. So many jokes about the 'fail whale' ...
My Masto post today (7 hours ago) has more than 1K likes and 692 boosts, I had to shut off the speaker on my computer from all the plinging.
So like... from where I sit the success of this platform, in so few months, is really breathtaking.
Got it!! Love it!! Great news and congratulations. 🌞🌞🌞
Maria Bustillos
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