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Why is Mastodon struggling to survive?
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Mastodon is just like Threads : a hype , wait for the hype to end and you'll see that it doesn't offer something that would impress an ordinary person who isn't a nerd or tech savvy enough to continue using it... What I'll say now is more like random thoughts about federation and it applies to any federated service but this post inspired my thoughts so ...
The two best features I can think of for Mastodon are :
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Federation is not something familiar or comfortable for an average normal person
@ben_dover @chottomatte@lemdro.id
dare i say it: like the internet at its birth, a space for those who don't fit the social norms of face-to-face society to socialize on their own terms?
#iNeverCaredForTheMarketingOfTheInternetToThoseWhoOtherwiseHaveNoUseForAText-OnlyOrSpeech-OnlyOrOtherwiseClassicallyImpersonalCommunicationMethods #it'SMadeParticipatingOnlineARequirementAsOpposedToMerelyAViableOptionImo