I think one of the problems with Twitter was that I had to follow a TON of accounts to get to the information I wanted. I was dealing with the algorithm or whatever, so to get a relevant post or thread a chunk of something had to float by, so I had to cast a wide net. Here on Mastodon I’m following less than half the number of accounts, I have a quarter of the followers, but a high level of signal and way more engagement.
I’m glad I deleted the bird site account, and while it is possible that some time in the future Mastodon might evolve into something less useful (thinking the equivalent of The September That Never Ended for you old school folks), for now I am enjoying the hell out of it and hope this lasts a long time.
