I find it utterly unfair that Bluesky is now booming, the press is talking about it a lot, while Mastodon _is_ decentralized, older, provides more features, and is based on standards. Why people keep rejecting these techs? Why the choice is rarely made in favor of simple, standard-based, open, community-driven solutions?
This isn’t my project but I think it is an interesting question. What makes these solutions appealing or not?
Jcrabapple 💙
in reply to Ivan Enderlin 🦀 • • •Mastodon has a conflict of interest. It simultaneously wants to "win" the social media battle and get users, but also doesn't want the type of people who used Twitter and now Bluesky.
The extra features Mastodon has are not things that normal people care about. The extra features that Bluesky has are more about convenience and easy onboarding, which is more attractive to the average user.
People also tend to follow their friend groups. I think the type of people that main Mastodon are not those that travel in large friend groups.
Ivan Enderlin 🦀
in reply to Jcrabapple 💙 • • •Jcrabapple 💙
in reply to Ivan Enderlin 🦀 • • •