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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@randahl I don't think Threads is that big of a reason. I think it's more because:
1) Nostr. Libertarian-minded users are going there
2) Bluesky. The algorithmic choice is admittedly pretty fun

Both platforms seem like things are moving somewhere. Fediverse and especially mastodonoworld seems pretty hostile to change. Also it's maybe too serious.