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rglullis@communick.news 2 days agoNo idea.
People went to Mastodon and faced a number of UX issues:
- onboarding was difficult
- "Selecting an instance" is a chore
- How to find content
- No algorithmic recommendations
Because getting content was hard, they were basically thrown into a whole new ecossytem and were greeted by the OG Mastodon users, who were not at all welcoming: , complaining about “their space” being invaded, had many displays of “opression olympics”, made a point of being extra loud about their extremist views as an attempt to scare normies, demanded everyone to learn “proper manners” right away, put content warnings on anything, etc.
In other words, people didn’t go to Mastodon in 2024 because those that tried in 2022 were shunned away and left with the impression that the Fediverse is not for them.
I don’t know how you think the fediverse is somehow afraid of growth though.
For the reasons above. It’s not that they are “afraid of growth”, but the general culture on the Fediverse is reactionary and averse to change. Making it more universally appealing would mean bringing different people, and this is what they are afraid of.
Skavau@piefed.social 2 days ago
What changes are people afraid of? What "different people" is the Fediverse afraid of?
rglullis@communick.news 2 days ago
Skavau@piefed.social 2 days ago
"Normies"? How?
What's stopping small businesses and influencers from setting up support communities to try and boost their profile?
What reporters?
Does this, by the way, not depend on the instance?
rglullis@communick.news 2 days ago
There is nothing stopping them, but there is no one here that wants them to come:
There were a number of reporters from the NYT/WSJ/CNN who set up Mastodon accounts in 2022 and were harassed on Mastodon.
Do you think that Fediverse is a good representation of the overall political spectrum?