It feels empty, like people created accounts then left after a week since there was never the critical mass to support a constant buzz of information. And (this is just my weird very subjective opinion) Mastodon often feels like the unholy child of 2010 Tumblr and Stackoverflow.
That's odd - I'm sitting looking at the federated timeline and the main problem is the speed at which it is zipping past.
That's a very weird phenomenon that I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It's certainly a disorienting user experience.
After having experienced several migrations, I would avoid like the plague any platform that includes a CEO, even if it claims to supports open standards. Mastodon is a better choice long-term.
TIL Mastodon also has a CEO, but I am not opposed to that. I guess what I don't like is for-profit social networks.