[molly0]

I like Mastodon because it reminds me of an earlier and more interesting web.

The same people I follow on Twitter I follow on Mastodon and I feel they are being more honest on Mastodon. This might not be true.

[dotnet00]

I agree, the fediverse seems to be one of the places the "old internet" moved to.

But personally I haven't found the waves of Twitter users running from Musk to be part of that. For the most part they seem to be running into the fediverse and expecting the same culture that Twitter had.

As these sorts of waves tend to always go, I expect it to either fizzle out or to ruin the culture that everyone prior to them got to enjoy. Although maybe the fediverse will be a bit more resilient to this due to being less centralized.

[cmrdporcupine]

Like most things it'll end up being a mix. Some of the people running to Mastodon/AP will leave. Some will stay.

It's a net-win for fediverse. But as I've said elsewhere, will not replace Twitter.

But the world also doesn't need a Twitter.

That kind of single "town square" doesn't work. Can't work. And just attracts blowhards and narcissists. And the world will be better without it.

[guerrilla]

Yes, I'm getting that nostalgia kick and the interactions I was seeking. Getting any of that was an very uphill battle on Twitter.