Almost everyone who says "Mastodon didn't work for me" on Bluesky seems to have posted only "me me me" stuff for months (if that) on Mastodon, followed about 10-20 people, never replied to anyone and then gave up because "nobody there, it didn't fly".
It seems there is a big misunderstanding how this free and healthy social media works. We are not here for the easy wins, likes, shares and dopamine spikes. We are here because we accept the fact we are not part of the commercial hype machine. We choose natural engagement over spoiling algorithms, we choose conversation and meaning in our social media. At least that is how I see it.
@rolle Honestly, my issue with #Mastodon is people like you. You did not say you are here because you want to be here. Your reasons for being here can be summarized as an act of defiance or opposition. It's a negative position against a system of power. That implies that you believe social interactions can be reduced to power dynamics, even with complete random strangers.
That, right there, is my issue with people on any #socialmedia, to be frank. They are not in those spaces for anything positive; instead, it is some bizarre form of the Mini Max algorithm in Game Theory where they serve to block the other side as a strategy towards "winning". Ironically, a paradigm of opposition connotes competition which is ironically the opposite of cooperation that is the spirit behind the #fediverse so much so it underpins the idea of different technologies, sites, and platforms speaking to each other, such as how you can follow #Lemmy and #Peertube from here.
I wonder if the people who define their entire identity in a negative sense - opposition to something is a negative position against that thing, have any fun. Any inkling of happiness at all?
That's why people are leaving. They are leaving because #Mastodon is filled with insufferable, negative people who reduce social interactions down to social power struggles and try to use culture to influence other people because they are miserable.
As an occultist and someone who was raised by black radical family members, I find your "screed" not only banal but unoriginal. It is basically a reiteration of the basic praxis and ethos of a hacker. Gasp Which you are. At most, it is so mediocre it is boring. At worst, the antagonism, pedantic tone, and inability for people invested in #Mastodon to take criticism are insufferable and narcissistic.
Honestly, it is very spiteful. When you view your presence in a place not as something to enjoy but as something to oppose and frustrate someone else regardless of your happiness, that is spite.
Your post elegantly summarizes your basic #Mastodon user, which includes how spiteful, vindictive, and miserable the average #Mastodon user is.