As users flee from Twitter/X, two visions of social media's future compete: Mastodon's community-controlled network versus Bluesky's venture-backed promises. The difference isn't just technical—it's about whether we'll finally break free from the profit-driven cycle that has degraded every major social platform.
Mastodon is already bigger than Lemmy. Just as Twitter was always bigger than Reddit. Long form text is always less popular. Pictures and videos are more popular than short form text, that’s why Instagram is bigger than X. We’ll see how Pixelfed grows in the coming years.
Mastodon could be cool.
But lemmy is the killer app for activity pub
Mastodon is already bigger than Lemmy. Just as Twitter was always bigger than Reddit. Long form text is always less popular. Pictures and videos are more popular than short form text, that’s why Instagram is bigger than X. We’ll see how Pixelfed grows in the coming years.