@jasonkoebler One thing a lot of people don't get is Mastodon isn't a noticeably different experience than Twitter, if that's your preference.
elk.zone is one of several sites / apps that make it effortless to have the advantages of Mastodon, while maintaining a UI you already feel comfortable with.

In that sense, there's no fixed Mastodon experience to critique, while the emergent community is surprisingly young & diverse, if #introduction is any indicator.