I was on twitter for 7 years. Hundreds of followers, thousands of tweets. Maybe 6 actual replies in that time.
I've been on mastodon for 5 years now. I have people I'd genuinely call friends. A community. Regular meaningful engagement with actual humans about the stuff we make and share with each other.
Twitter isn't designed for engagement between people. its designed to make money by getting you to engage with twitter as a platform.
I think you misspelled “profit” there. Engagement isn't the driver for the algorithm, profit is. It’s all about showing “fresh” content on every refresh so they have your eyes longer, and therefore more ad revenue.
Masto is chronological, so there’s WAY more chance of natural discovery of content. It’s not buried by the algorithm because it doesn’t align with the hot take of the day, or isn't “trending”.
I’ve personally found Mastodon to be far more engaging than Twitter, but that’s probably not going to be the se for everyone.
Twitter is optimized for engagement with twitter, specifically with advertisers on twitter. The site doesn't prioritize your tweets, it prioritizes those likely to drive further engagement (with the site, remember, not with you).
Many people with very large followings on twitter have reported that with even 10% or less as many followers on mastodon, they're seeing more engagement in terms of replies and like and boosts than they see on twitter for the same content.
SamBorick|3 years ago
I was on twitter for 7 years. Hundreds of followers, thousands of tweets. Maybe 6 actual replies in that time.
I've been on mastodon for 5 years now. I have people I'd genuinely call friends. A community. Regular meaningful engagement with actual humans about the stuff we make and share with each other.
Twitter isn't designed for engagement between people. its designed to make money by getting you to engage with twitter as a platform.
kevq|3 years ago
Masto is chronological, so there’s WAY more chance of natural discovery of content. It’s not buried by the algorithm because it doesn’t align with the hot take of the day, or isn't “trending”.
I’ve personally found Mastodon to be far more engaging than Twitter, but that’s probably not going to be the se for everyone.
pwinnski|3 years ago
Many people with very large followings on twitter have reported that with even 10% or less as many followers on mastodon, they're seeing more engagement in terms of replies and like and boosts than they see on twitter for the same content.