[bawolff]

Honestly its amazing that as many people went with mastodon as they did.

Ideologically motivated (i.e. "federated-first") open source projects never succeed in attracting mainstream users. They have to make too many compromises, and inevitably prioritize their motivation (federation) over what is necessary to attract the mainstream (e.g. excellent UX).

The fact that mastadon is doing as well as it is, is sign number 1 that the market is begging for something like threads to happen.