> Influencers don't bother because it doesn't have the massive following and reach other platforms have
Mastodon doesn't have an "algorithm" (in the online recommendation sense).
Every post is sorted by post date, which biases against virality.
Influencers don't go on mastodon because they can't "go viral". They can't spew dramaslop or whatever other psychological trickery to gain a greater reach.
Mastodon isn't built for influencers, it's built against them.
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It's also not growth-hacking to a reach critical mass usage before rug-pulling its users into a pit of every expanding service enshitification.
That's what makes it feel so much more authentic compared to other social networks.
It's the social media network from a parallel universe where the non-profit Wikipedia/Wikimedia purchased Twitter and Discord, merged them together then got rid of the mic rooms.
Influencers get paid by social media platforms. What if private users sought to fund influencers to actively post on mastodon? Towards having more content and activity on instances.
Many influencers have patreon and are keen to attract more funding. Many could maintain mastodon in addition to other platforms.
Influencer's approach to posting tends to be the "shotgun" / "throw shit at a wall and see what sticks" approach.
Since Mastodon only sorts by date and not by popularity/virality, anyone who follows those influencers are going to get spammed by every single one of their posts.
Mastodon users have a simple solution for dealing with spam, they unfollow that person.
Mastodon doesn't have an "algorithm" (in the online recommendation sense).
Every post is sorted by post date, which biases against virality.
Influencers don't go on mastodon because they can't "go viral". They can't spew dramaslop or whatever other psychological trickery to gain a greater reach.
Mastodon isn't built for influencers, it's built against them.
---
It's also not growth-hacking to a reach critical mass usage before rug-pulling its users into a pit of every expanding service enshitification.
That's what makes it feel so much more authentic compared to other social networks.
It's the social media network from a parallel universe where the non-profit Wikipedia/Wikimedia purchased Twitter and Discord, merged them together then got rid of the mic rooms.