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 Twitter has driven people to only value "engagement", and not discussion or communication. One thing I see a lot of people complain about when trying Mastodon is that they aren't able to get their message out to as many people as possible. They expect this to be a bullhorn, not a community.