Imagine you walk into a bar, and it’s clearly filled with neonazis. Someone says to you, “Hey! This is a great bar. You’ll have to curate your friends in here, but once you do you’ll find some great folks.”

It’s just silly to think the average person is even remotely interested in that. I’m a big fan of decentralized and p2p technology, but social networks are very much improved by strong, strict regulation at a central level.

Granted, I’m a dedicated twitter user, and I’m also interested in political topics and discussions, which you mentioned that you weren’t.

Twitter’s flavor isn’t for everybody. I think there should be more flavors in general, but what the fediverse offers is a different dish, different restaurant, different everything. I’m skeptical it will find much success outside of the sorts of people that use it now.