I like #Mastodon better than #bluesky conceptually. Federated & decentralized is vastly more appealing to me than another billionaire's plaything.
That said, ultimately the utility of a social network is entirely dependent on the user base. Mastodon has been a largely solitary, non-interactive experience for me- I have one IRL friend who posts with any regularity. If BS is what finally has people migrating away from the birdsite and zuckerverse, that's where you'll find me.
Takei I Tried to Live - Soundgarden
or
I Have Waited for Sulu - Foreigner
Just had an interesting chat with #bard.
After initially saying that it could reference my publicly posted comments, it backtracked after I asked for specifics and caught it in a lie. (I asked for a recommendation of a band and it suggested that based on my public posts about them- which don't exist- I might like the Beatles. I don't.)
I'm happier with that conclusion than the alternative, but I'm not super excited that the AI started out with a bald-faced lie.