things users coming in from twitter like:
— the tweetdeck-like interface
— chronological tl
— platform moderated based on actual principles, not what a braindead billionaire thinks is best pr
— the local tl and how it acts like a chatroom
— admins who see you as a community, not ad revenue
— ability to spin off and customise your own instance
things mastodon has:
— the good ui hidden behind a button that is itself hidden
— performance issues hide your posts more efficiently than any algorithm
— platform moderated based on what your choice of a german engineer or a bunch of rabidly antisemitic furries have deluded themselves into thinking is good pr for their platform the public doesn't know about
— can't access the local tl
— project manager who sees you as sex doll sponsorship revenue