I don't use Mastodon much now that the shine has come off, and I think it's largely because it's hard to find the kind of content I'm looking for. There are some great people that I've followed and I'm happy for that and that's why I'm still here, but there's a lot of noise and for some people this noise IS the signal.
Like, I'm not interested in random posts with noises and emojis in them day in and day out. It's cool if you do it, it's just not what I'm into.
I suspect you're not alone in this. I've noticed the same trend recently, and it's discouraging. There are some instances doing interesting thing, but the big ones seem to be doing things with their freedom that I don't consider particularly productive.
@NFG There's certainly thatāsome instances are going to be garbage heaps, but it's nice that they're mostly siloed off.
But ultimately, you can't dictate quality content on these networks, and we'll all have to find our own paths there.
For my part, I think what I mainly miss from birbsite is authoritative sources. I can follow a journalist there, or a pro athlete, or an artist I like. Those people may be here, but they're needles in our multiple haystacks.
