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Mastodon is just like Threads : a hype , wait for the hype to end and you'll see that it doesn't offer something that would impress an ordinary person who isn't a nerd or tech savvy enough to continue using it... What I'll say now is more like random thoughts about federation and it applies to any federated service but this post inspired my thoughts so ...
The two best features I can think of for Mastodon are :
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Federation is not something familiar or comfortable for an average normal person
@chottomatte federation should be an as invisible as impossible for the fediverse to be mainstream imo