- Mastodon has become a bit friendlier for normal people to use, but it still has a very strong tech-leaning userbase that is very protective of the "culture" they've built so far. In some spaces, it can be openly hostile to anyone hoping for an old Twitter-like culture.
- Threads has eased up on the burying controversial topics and threads thing. But it still has, overall, very low engagement and very poor discoverability. Plus, it forces you to attribute your Instagram account to your Threads account, which ruins anonymity for many normal users. A hallmark of what made Twitter attractive.
- I've never bothered with Bluesky so I have no clue how they're doing right now.
- Threads has eased up on the burying controversial topics and threads thing. But it still has, overall, very low engagement and very poor discoverability. Plus, it forces you to attribute your Instagram account to your Threads account, which ruins anonymity for many normal users. A hallmark of what made Twitter attractive.
- I've never bothered with Bluesky so I have no clue how they're doing right now.