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Another tech media article misunderstanding Mastodon as a Twitter competitor.
They can't understand Mastodon because they can't imagine a technology that doesn't cater to them.
Tech media personalities can't understand a world where their opinion means less than that of a random furry.
@Riley a lot of these articles also tend to focus on things like account verification. This is important for brands and celebrities who are not the target audience here.
There's no need for me to verify their identity of people I interact with as long as I'm enjoying the interactions.
This is really how internet was originally envisioned to work. You don't need to know anything about the person on the other end, the interaction itself is what's valuable.
