microblogging is something used on a much more personal level while i think forum style social media is mostly for looking for answers and posting things you do, but microblogging social media sites are for that too. also, this is not meant to be offensive, but i think that since mastodon has been in the works for like a long time, it looks more polished than modern websites, so that can be an advantage it has

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[–] corroded@lemmy.world 22 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I have absolutely zero interest in participating in any kind of social media that isn't an "anonymous forum." I have no interest in following particular individuals; I'm really only interested in having discussions with random internet users that share common interests. I used PhpBB instances, IRC, and before that BBS systems, and I'm really just looking for the same kind of experience.

So I will never use Mastodon; I think it's a fantastic alternative to Xitter, but the format just doesn't interest me in the slightest.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Ditto. On top of that, I could not get into the tiny, tiny width of the "Twitter experience" with their web site. I don't need mobile width pages on desktops.

Responsive Web Design... use it, implement it, never forget it.

[–] Kichae@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 days ago

Is the 4 column layout not standard on Mastodon?

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