Gregory's ServerTwo weeks ago, the jokes about the Bird App dying were the property of the nerdy and the terminally online.
But now it seems like even many normies are feeling the winds of change. I've been using that app for a long time, and it's never felt like this.
I hope Mastodon can wise up and grab at this opportunity, it's too golden. Keep scaling, stay lean and fresh, get the word out, and most importantly: make user experience sleeker and easier for newbs and a more general userbase.