FWIW, I love Twitter.
Yeah, it has changed over time.
And I don't like all the changes.
But it is still one of my favorites.
Part of why I like the user-experience of Mastodon is that it is Twitter-like.
I also have friends — that the only reason we are friends is that we chatted on Twitter first.
For a long time — it was the best source for me to find interesting stuff to read or watch. But, of course, you have to follow people who post on things you are interested in.