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Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick by lapcat on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:28PM (#35460602)
> I've been saying this for months now. Mastodon (and the Fediverse in general) is a failed idea. It may not be visible now, but it will be in a few years down the line.

Funny, that's what we Mastodon users are saying about Twitter. ;-)

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Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick by 19throw19 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:29PM (#35460618)
I never had a Twitter account, and I don't even lurk, but I can tell you one thing for sure: Twitter will continue to exist long after Mastodon is a distant (cringy) memory.

Somewhat related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect

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Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick by lapcat on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:31PM (#35460633)
> I never had a Twitter account, and I don't even lurk

Interesting. Do you have a Mastodon account? Or are you just making grand pronouncements about things that you're completely unfamiliar with?

[EDIT:] And apparently you didn't have a Hacker News account until 15 minutes ago, so I have to wonder where exactly you've been allegedly saying things for months?

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Re:I think I’m not alone that Mastodon is giving me the ick by 19throw19 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:36PM (#35460701)
> Do you have a Mastodon account?

No

> Or are you just making grand pronouncements about things that you're completely unfamiliar with?

Yes

> [EDIT:] And apparently you didn't have a Hacker News account until 15 minutes ago...

I have to create throwaway accounts because I always get flagged/shadowbanned. I'm mostly a 4chan user.

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