for you
have you considered that a platform for sharing short, vertical videos, developed by a single person, perhaps isn't trying to become a "serious competitor" for Youtube?
AI summaries of larger bodies of text work pretty well
https://ea.rna.nl/2024/05/27/when-chatgpt-summarises-it-actually-does-nothing-of-the-kind/
the videos get automatically deleted after some time.
"you free tonight?"
then go for it.
the archinstall
script is officially supported and very straightforward. like, almost Calamares-but-in-TUI straightforward.
do you also think it's okay to, say, use an N-word for Black people who commit crimes?
truly the wildest of timelines
it's been better marketed, and people struggle with the concept of federation and picking a server. and I guess the invite-only, artificial exclusivity strat has actually paid off for them initially, unlike for Google+.
also, a matter of culture. I've seen many newcomers complain about how some long time users act as HOA, reminding everyone to act according to the long-standing rules. many people of colour have experience many forms of racist behaviour, too, which has driven some communities away.
oh, and the federation/defederation business sometimes gets way too messy, which [cynic mode on] makes it difficult for people who want their Personal Brand™ to gain as many followers as possible over the entire network.
if only there was a way for admins of an instance to block federation with certain instances, we could call it "unconnecting"