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1. Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 20:24:52 UTC Chris Trottier

   • Wilfred Chan

   The Guardian wrote about Mastodon again. I find @wilf’s reporting on Mastodon stats to be dodgy.

   While MAUs are half of peak—to be expected when comparing to November 2022—HYAUs are at their current all time high of 4.5 million. That’s important because, as it turns out, a month isn’t enough to assess whether people use a service.

   That said, kudos to him for actually interviewing real Mastodon users.

   https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/18/mastodon-users-twitter-elon-musk-social-media

   @fediversenews

   • Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 20:24:49 UTC Chris Trottier

     in reply to

     • Dr. Johnathan Flowers

     The Mastodon detractor that I have most sympathy with is @shengokai. He’s right. Search and discovery is terrible here, and I wish that was fixed.

     However, he still continues to use Mastodon due to the Star Trek and cat memes.

     Toni :mastodon: repeated this.
   • Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 20:24:49 UTC Chris Trottier

     in reply to

     • Wilfred Chan

     I also disagree with @wilf’s assessment that Mastodon isn’t “great”.

     Mastodon is a non-profit made by a small team utilizing a technology that’s in its infancy.

     Most projects like this never get off the ground. I should know this—I started one.

     Judged by those metrics, Mastodon is great.

   • Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 20:24:51 UTC Chris Trottier

     in reply to

     • Wilfred Chan

     As well, at least some of @wilf’s critiques are valid. Mastodon can feel like the Home Owner’s Association.

     That was especially the case when the Twitter migration happened and old timers felt threatened.

     However, the culture has changed.

     There was a time when journalists were met with hostility. Now people really do want journalists to be on the Fediverse. This is a 180 degree change.

   • Chris Trottier (atomicpoet@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2023 20:24:51 UTC Chris Trottier

     in reply to

     • Wilfred Chan

     That said, a few of the critiques in @wilf’s article about Mastodon also seem wildly suspect.

     One activist complains that they cannot hijack hashtags.

     Which isn’t the type of behaviour I endorse, and seems downright toxic and hostile.