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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I last looked at mastodon years ago, and got bored pretty quickly. It was a nice idea, but lacked…. Something. I came back as a Reddit refugee and found a hashtag for every occasion, a substantially expanded fediverse, and a couple of attempts to offer a Reddit like user experience.

I think that missing something was actually two things: 1. A forum where people can organize around moderated communities 2. (And more importantly) A critical mass of users to generate the content that satiates lurkers

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

@RoyRogersMcFreely Mastodon is really lacking and it tries to emulate the experience of Twitter - which I also find lacking. If you want the best microblog experience, try Calckey or other Misskey forks.

I don't know if we want something like 1., as it would risk leading to a form of centralization and influence. But 2. is really important. I'm usually also a lurker, yet I try posting stuff whenever and wherever I can.