While Twitter is busy limiting the number of readable tweets and breaking its Tweetdeck app, open source Twitter alternative Mastodon is celebrating the launch of a significant refresh of its Android app. The new app, released over the weekend, features a complete Material You redesign — Google’s design language for Android — as well as […]
  • Matt@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    1 year ago

    This is a strange take - Mastodon makes up ~80% of the Fediverse, whereas Lemmy makes up like 3% or something.

    Mastodon is the entire reason the Fediverse as a whole ended up taking off - for most people, it is the only thing they are aware of.

    • animist@lemmy.oneEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      I think the reality is just that microblogging is always going to be devoid of content when compared to a messageboard system like lemmy or reddit

      • laxe@lemmy.caEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Microblogging success seems to come from very popular users with many followers, such as celebrities, athletes, institutions, etc. Without these, Twitter would also feel empty.