It will often be described in different terms, like "how do I find anyone?" (implying that corporate platforms just thrust people at you, un-asked); "how do I search?" (implying that corporate platforms unilaterally have a copy of all posts to search); "it seems so quiet" (implying that corporate platforms are an unending deluge of posts).

All of these are not user interface differences; they are differences in how Mastodon is intended to be used.

Maybe it's okay to be different.

@rauschma