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
Micro-blogging sucks because it fosters a ‘community’ of people who are only there to gain popularity/followers.
Reddit/lemmy style social media is more focused on sharing interesting things and having discussions.
Microblogging is mature now and I think it sucks as a communication medium. I think discussion focused sites are a much healthier experience.
Individual user driven content where the focus in more on individual accounts I don’t really like. Which is why stuff like Twitter, tiktok, shorts, Instagram hasn’t strongly hooked me like forum based social media.
I prefer social media where it’s more users all fading into the background with the attention given to the theme of discussion or showcasing as opposed to more influencer based social media.
Compared to web-forum sites?
Half-dozen of one, 6 of the other, I’d say. It’s like they both don’t want to BE UseNET, but want the same federation and reach.
At least a few webfora tools work as mere WebUIs backing onto UseNET NNTP backbone, and that’s got the potential to use, preserve and extend the life of that protocol and interchange. But a federation that’s older than a few years may not get the love for shine that the neu protocols get.
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