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@rakyat@hachyderm.ioOne thing I noticed is that Bluesky users generally see ppl who interact with them as followers while ppl on Mastodon see each other as fellow Internet forum users, if you know what I mean.
@rakyat I totally know what you mean 
@liztai I’ve noticed it for quite some time but just saw a post you boosted that mentioned how there’s less interaction over there even with more users & I think this is the reason haha.
@rakyat lol. Was never once tempted by Bluesky since I am not much of a follower lol. I guess I am not missing much!
@liztai I think it appeals to ppl who just want to follow a bunch of ppl & be passively entertained, or ppl who have large followings to begin with, which are a huge crowd in itself. So I won’t say it’s good or bad, Mastodon certainly has its pros and cons but I can see why a lot of ppl I follow resumed activity here after spending some time over there!
@rakyat Wow, what a great description.
@hollie Thanks! I feel like despite all starting off as Twitter replacements, the text-based social networks eventually become very different internet subcultures.
@rakyat tbh this is all I think when I read "if you know what I mean"
@grumpasaurus hahaha, or in modern internet parlance, “iykyk”
@rakyat the idea of visualising your own self-worth by the number of "followers" you have explains a lot of what was wrong with xwitter
@rakyat I gave it a try after Jack left. It was great for a while but when it suddenly took off, the clout chasers came in and the joy died. I get the sense this will happen to all social media beyond a certain threshold.
@lochnix For better or worse, Mastodon is likely to be fairly niche and appeals mostly to a somewhat tech-savvy crowd haha.
@rakyat yes this!
Mastodon feels like a mid-90’s forum or Usenet group rather than Web 2.0 social media
@GentlemanTech I do think that most people like the passive entertainment offered by Web 2.0 social media, but it’s refreshing that it’s not the only option nowadays (especially as the world is getting more polarized)
@rakyat
Yeah. While it was still invite- only it had the "mingling at a large party" feel that Mastodon still has (in my corner of it anyways). Once it opened up, it quickly turned into the "soap box/ audience" that Twitter had become.
@Katzedecimal Yeah, my corner of Bluesky wasn’t even so crowded since few ppl in my country left Twitter, but even the small number of ppl who joined seem to expect it to be more of a soap box than a forum. It’s interesting to see.