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@oracle@phantomthieves.net @hikari@social.noyu.me I agree that fedi is not best at building communities but neither is twitter.

What twitter promotes is attention-whoring, trend-riding and short fleeting posts. Trying to have a discussion beyond "I like this thing" or "Here's why this thing is bad 1/20" is impossible. Very short surface level interactions.

The reason why communities "blend together" is because they're not distinct enough to stand out on their own nor have the tools to carve out their space. If you truly wanted to connect with ppl with similar interests you had tumblr, deviantart, or preferably dedicated forums. Where you could actually connect with ppl and have organic discussion in a space meant for more than 250 words.

Also what you mean self-censorship on fedi? There plenty of places to talk you just have to find the right instance. If you feel more pressure to mince your words that a you thing.

Twitter excels at being a way for people and brands to give updates about their life and happenings.

Fedi excels at doing that and having control of your content.