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wrack

@ouij

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.

@ryanroberts @Gargron

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Luigi de Guzman

@wrack @ryanroberts @Gargron I guess as a US user I should read that comment to mean I am not welcome here, ha

wrack

@ouij

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.

@ryanroberts @Gargron

Luigi de Guzman

@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.

wrack

@ouij

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 @ryanroberts

Luigi de Guzman

@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.

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