I just started listening to a discussion between @danielpunkass and @manton about the risk of Mastodon becoming the default #Fediverse platform, and crowding out other Fediverse services like Micro.blog (for example).
On a similar note, what if Tumblr becomes a dominant #ActivityPub service? Will it crowd out the rest?
I will probably have a few more thoughts when I have time to really listen and consider their thoughts.
Worth listening for sure, though: https://pca.st/rj79laxg#t=28m14s
@annahavron @manton @jean I’m in the same boat as Anna. I’m fairly tech savvy and yet don’t find Micro.blog to be as easy to use. IMO having a consistent WYSIWYG editor across the web and apps would go a long way. Markdown is great but is a technical barrier in itself. It may not be hard to learn but having to learn it in itself is annoying for most non-tech-savvy people.
I also think that not having edit buttons right in our replies within the timeline as well as besides posts on out hosted blogs adds extra friction. It also doesn’t help IMO that replies don’t have media attachments. Anyone coming from any social platform would find that lacking, if not confusing.
The other thing I think would make a major difference is much better and clearer onboarding before and after signing up, for which I’ve already given ample suggestions in the past so won’t annoy you again with. :)
Aside: I found this post by Max Böck to be motivational reading along these lines.