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@Moon@shitposter.club I personally feel that Mastodon specifically lost the spotlight to both Threads and other Fedi software. Gargron was trying to win over normies, who weren't really interested in Mastodon specifically. They moreso wanted a Muskrat-free website where they could engage with notable people (since that was the main draw for Twitter), in which Threads had that unlike Mastodon, and other aspects of Twitter, such as the memes, Tiktoks, and cat photos, aren't unique to it (In fact, almost every social media site can do it well with only a few exceptions). In comparison, people dedicated to the Fediverse's mission were left behind. Features they found to be helpful for this community, such as a higher character limit and emoji reactions, stayed outside of Mastodon, worsening their experiences. Eventually, they just moved to other Fedi software (Misskey, Pleroma, Akkoma), which did actually listen to the community and what they wanted.