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I don't think mastadon will be around that long, it's the most antisocial of the microblogging platforms

I see a lot of posts but it's very rare that there's a reply or conversation in even 1% of them



I’ve been on it for the last 6 years and it has always been a very active place.

Don’t confuse:

"I’m discovering it now" with "it’s new and will not last long"

and

"Because I’m new, I don’t have the code thus very few engagement" with "there’s no engagement there".


I'm not new I've been "using" it on and off for almost as long


Yet you don't even know how to spell Mastodon.


well that's not a good sign


> it's very rare that there's a reply or conversation in even 1% of them

The interaction we used to see on Twitter is largely dead as well. Few people with followings in the thousands will engage with someone outside their small circle. Many block for trivial reasons. It's not what it was a decade ago.


Weird, my experience has been the precise opposite. I've gotten far more interactions on Mastodon than I ever did on Twitter, especially if I make sure to tag my posts appropriately. YMMV, I guess.


Not my experience at all. The people I follow have very active followers. It’s a much better experience compared with Twitter.


I don't know anyone who isn't in computers for work who even knows what mastadon is


I'd say the same about RSS!

Still love RSS :D


RSS during its heyday was much more will known since many sites had RSS badges/icons for you to add them to your reader. Mastodon is nowhere near as popular or well known as RSS and I think will never be.


Statusnet began more than 15 years ago.

You don't think mastadon (sp) will be around for long. How much longer do you think it has? Mastodon began 6 years ago and has seen nothing but upward growth since.


> I see a lot of posts but it's very rare that there's a reply or conversation in even 1% of them

Less than 1% of tweets have replies or conversations. Most of what people have to say just isn't interesting.


Interaction probably depends on community. I have no problem interacting, conversing, etc in the Rust and Art context. It's quite nice


masto, not masta


or, rather, -odon (i.e. tooth), not -adon.




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