Honestly, I feel like Mastodon is kinda never going to be like Twitter, even if its user count were to grow by two orders of magnitude. There are several reasons why, as the other replies point out, but the most important (IMO) is that Mastodon is just not a profit-driven platform. And if Mastodon is not a profit-driven platform, it is not designed to maximize user engagement. And if it is not designed to maximize user engagement, it is not designed to encourage toxic behavior.

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Nah it'll never be like Twitter. Those users will all line up for Bluesky

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago

Or threads.

[–] AlmostDachshund@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel Bluesky already lost its hype. Should've been launched near the announcement. I believe Threads it's where people would go if leaving X.

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

It seems to be growing pretty fast, and importantly has celebrities and such. It's going to replace Twitter, but Mastodon has staying power that BSky doesn't.

[–] h_a_r_u_k_i@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Out of the loop: why there is so much hype for Bluesky?

[–] Sneptaur@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

Jack Dorsey made it, and it's kind of federated. Might even hook into Mastodon in the future.