I honestly have a lot of empathy for people who are having trouble letting go of Twitter because they used to be popular, or very engaged, there. I made amazing relationships there, and there was a time when I really loved the feedback loop I had. (I didn’t care that much about being “known”, but I valued the access it gave me.) It’ll be years before the fediverse reaches its own equivalent strengths, and I don’t fault anyone for struggling to transition from a familiar (if failing) platform.
@anildash There's still SO MANY THINGS on Twitter you can't get here too. None of the official Xbox accounts here are active, I can't get my new game release trailers. None of my state's emergency management communications are here. No way to get surprisingly good customer service from Comcast or other crappy companies via. DM here...
Maybe those things will change but some of them require the fediverse embrace comprehensive search, which I'm not sure will ever happen. :(
@blakeyrat doesn't have to embrace comprehensive search, just add in more searchabiilty for those who need it and want it.
@anildash But as soon as any Fediverse admins figure out that one of the instances they talk to is indexing stuff for search purposes, it gets blocked instantly. Just bam. No search for you. And you'll never convince Comcast to set up a customer service outfit here if they can't search for their own brand names at minimum.
I don't know. I'll wait and see I guess.