Mastodawn

Randahl Fink Aug 3, 2024

On all the Mastodon statistics sites, Mastodon is bleeding active users.

Examples:

Picture 1: https://mastodon.fediverse.observer/stats

Picture 2: https://fedidb.org/software/mastodon

I suspect this is due to Mark Zuckerberg embracing the ideas of the Fediverse and giving every Instagram user a Threads account that he controls.

Mastodon performs better, is more open, has better app choice, and will never have ads. Threads has critical mass.

The world will be far better if Mastodon wins, but right now Mastodon is losing.

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I am going to say something lame but...

- People leaving Mastodon for Threads is not a bad thing, it's a user choice, and there are some good reasons to do that.

- I suspect many people leaving will eventually come back for the reasons you mention (better apps, no advertising, etc).

- I also suspect some people cannot be bothered with the pros and cons of the fediverse: they just want to post stuff and get responses. No judgement in that, they are better off on threads.