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That's cause people love to brag and show off in front of others. It's also the result of people overselling the advantages of Mastodon. As such, it's best to clarify upfront that decentralization limits the technical options any platform can develop in exchange for the empowerment of consumers and communities. In fact, it's best to focus growth outside of the US where culture doesn't care that much about privacy, oligopolies, consumer rights, hate speech, etc. @wrack @ryanroberts @Gargron I guess as a US user I should read that comment to mean I am not welcome here, ha Where did I imply that? If you're already so hostile, it may be you who's overstating Mastodon's bad reputation. The US market simply doesn't value what decentralized platforms build on as much so why not shift one's focus on other nations and languages. @wrack @Gargron @ryanroberts my observation is that Mastodon is full of people committed to Mastodon/Fediverse as a project. They tend to look down on more casual users without the kind of ideological motivation to the Fediverse project. Sure, I've seen that happen as well, but I can't quantify this to say "there's a reputation". On the other hand, I've seen a lot of casual users as well as news media treat fediverse platforms the same as for-profit social media, so they complain in a tone as if anyone owes them something. That obviously annoys established users. @Gargron @wrack @ryanroberts a user that’s been driven away or put off won’t bother explaining why to the people that drove them away…but will relay their experience to potential users. That said maybe the growth of the user base beyond the initial True Believers has made things better lately. |
@ryanroberts @Gargron last time I tried mastodon about a year or so ago, established users LOVED to tell new users they were doing it wrong. Plus the feeds were full of posts giving the impression that new users were not welcome.