I think mastodon sucks. I think most people think it sucks, compared to twitter- which they likely already use. Is the friction of having a worse user experience worth moving from twitter, just because Elon is being a twit? I don't think most people care because- what is the value of twitter anyway? Most social media is- you get to hear what your friends think, and respond to them. With twitter it seems to democratize access to influencers. Would you switch to Mastodon if- none of the people you care about are there? I don't think so. And if most of those influencers don't move to other platforms, will those other platforms be covered by tech journalists? No.