Key points
A lot of Mastodon's features will feel familiar to current Twitter users, but there are significant differences, too.
Once you experience Mastodon, you suddenly realize just how much commercial advertising you are force-fed.
This is an immersive learning experience to master decentralized thinking.
oh, come on. do they have to drag “web3” into everything?
The biggest difference between Mastodon and Twitter is that there is no “algorithmic boosting” of any kind – there is no manipulation of your natural newsfeed. Because Mastodon doesn’t boost for engagement, there tend to be a lot fewer hostile arguments, conspiracy theories, and celebrity fawning.
On the other hand it is a lot harder to find interesting content, even when compared to something even moderately “algorithmic” like lemmy.
Yes, maybe. Could depend on your expectations though. As far as I am concerned Lemmy is a content article reader, while Mastodon (and Pleroma, Akkoma) are for me in general be more about connecting with people and organizations and sometimes following activities of friends.
