@Gargron

The speed of growth is pretty different.

Not a lot of famous people, that are not followed because they are a developer or server admin of an instance.

@Gargron you are so correct… but now I can use my Twitter experience to grow here more judiciously… we shall see…

@Gargron TBH I kind of like the quiet, slower pace here. Just look around, take your time, kind of like a leisurely stroll. If something builds up it does, but if not, keep on strolling.

@Gargron if the goal is merely to be "famous", Fediverse would not be the place. IMHO

@Gargron

The best solution is to not care about those people.

@Gargron I did not... And that's why I didn't really have a "network"...

@Gargron lf they want to be famous, they should stick to the commercial social sites. I think just being a decent social human is enough to generate clout anywhere, do something the community appreciates: Great content, great discourse, or you can just read the room and find your niche then grown from there.

@Gargron I am almost nonexistent on birdsite, so I'm feeling great

@Gargron Well if we can’t become famous what else is there to life??!

@Gargron
A wise man once said,
"Don't try to understand, comprehend."

@Gargron I don't get Mastodon yet, but I don't get Twitter. I once had 3000 'followers' but I never saw their posts & they didn't see mine. Very little interaction. Now I'm sick of the 'feed' & what's 'trending'. It's pretty much tabloid news & some evil people have 100s of thousands followers. I gave up FB years back when it was all ads & basically a data mining front for Zuck. Took a long time to get 3000 followers & they ended up mostly political 'followbacks'. It was pointless.

@Gargron Why should I want to get famous? I just want to have interesting, nice or just funny talks with other people - that's it. And of course it takes some time to find the right people for that.

@Gargron I sometimes operate my magazine's Twitter account but usually use Mastodon. The way I think of followers are different on those platforms.

With Twitter it's "Ooh look, a follower! How many followers do they have? Will they be awed enough by our follower count if we follow them back? Can I get them to boost my reach somehow?"

On Mastodon it's more like "Ooh, a new person? What are they like and what do they do? Are there things we have in common that we can talk about?"

@Gargron it's like a virtual life. Along the way you meet much people and some of them will stay with you and done of them don't. It is a long way, and you have to be patient.

@Gargron If there is a downside to the fediverse, it's the ability to discover new people/your contacts to follow; but it's a welcome to sacrifice to keep the quality of the platform high.

@Gargron Maybe a bit of it is the fact that Twitter has hit the laggards part of the market, which joined late, but after a large audience was already established.

I don't know the answer, but I feel like the profile page on Mastodon is fantastic and in the right direction for that target with its tags, endorsements, and support for multiple links.

@Gargron why would they expect to get famous?

@Gargron I am okay with shouting into the ether.

@Gargron It'd be a failed platform if we DID get famous instantly! I come here for the peace, quiet, and ability to scroll through my whole feed fast enough to get back to making stuff :p

@Gargron Just wait until Musk finally takes over Twitter (if he does). Another mass exodus of Twitter users will be flocking to Mastodon. In this case, the exodus will be mostly liberals and progressives, so it might not be a bad thing.