I don't understand why people seem to expect that if they sign up here they must get famous instantly or it's a failure of the platform. Did you not spend years growing your network on Twitter?
@Gargron To be honest I have experienced the opposite, even in the begin stages. People tend to have a lot more interaction on here than for example on Twitter.
@Gargron the only accounts I follow on Twitter that are truly worthwhile are ones I found organically through friends or other types of media where I originally discovered them (e.g., linked from Twitch) - things that are completely platform-independent.
@Gargron I think it's a disease of our time that users want to use social networks to become famous and to make money. Social networks should be and stay "social" - that's why I like the #fediverse!
@Gargron here's the thing, the hasthags in mastodon is kinda sucks. Each instance has different trends. Thank god it's synced in big server, but small server
@Gargron TBH I kind of like the quiet, slower pace here. Just look around, take your time, kind of like a leisurely stroll. If something builds up it does, but if not, keep on strolling.
@Gargron lf they want to be famous, they should stick to the commercial social sites. I think just being a decent social human is enough to generate clout anywhere, do something the community appreciates: Great content, great discourse, or you can just read the room and find your niche then grown from there.
@Gargron Why should I want to get famous? I just want to have interesting, nice or just funny talks with other people - that's it. And of course it takes some time to find the right people for that.
@Gargron I sometimes operate my magazine's Twitter account but usually use Mastodon. The way I think of followers are different on those platforms.
With Twitter it's "Ooh look, a follower! How many followers do they have? Will they be awed enough by our follower count if we follow them back? Can I get them to boost my reach somehow?"
On Mastodon it's more like "Ooh, a new person? What are they like and what do they do? Are there things we have in common that we can talk about?"
@Gargron it's like a virtual life. Along the way you meet much people and some of them will stay with you and done of them don't. It is a long way, and you have to be patient.
@Gargron If there is a downside to the fediverse, it's the ability to discover new people/your contacts to follow; but it's a welcome to sacrifice to keep the quality of the platform high.
@Gargron Maybe a bit of it is the fact that Twitter has hit the laggards part of the market, which joined late, but after a large audience was already established.
I don't know the answer, but I feel like the profile page on Mastodon is fantastic and in the right direction for that target with its tags, endorsements, and support for multiple links.
@Gargron It'd be a failed platform if we DID get famous instantly! I come here for the peace, quiet, and ability to scroll through my whole feed fast enough to get back to making stuff :p
@Gargron if you are spending time online "growing your network" primarily for the sake of having a large network then you are doing social media wrong TBH
@Gargron I have roughly half the followers here as I do on Twitter (it's taken me years to get to 53 there), but I think some of them are bots. No complaints on that end!