<![CDATA[Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?]]>Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026?

Picture 1: If I share a post with some objectively good news, it gets 97 boosts and 140 likes.

Picture 2: If I share the same post on Threads, it gets zero interactions — zero! — because it contains a link to the competing social medium YouTube, and on Threads, Mark Zuckerberg has decided that the algorithm should not promote such content.

Threads is where the rich decide what we can talk about.

On Mastodon, we decide.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/9e3192bc-6df1-4c33-b8c3-5ab7930cfacd/why-is-mastodon-the-best-social-medium-in-2026RSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 11:38:35 GMTThu, 16 Apr 2026 06:13:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:25:20 GMT]]>@randahl@mastodon.social The Fediverse is the future of social media and interaction in the digital space. It feels good to be here. 🤗

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.row-social.de/notes/al5jyg54sux3001whttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.row-social.de/notes/al5jyg54sux3001wThu, 16 Apr 2026 21:25:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:24:41 GMT]]>@randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon For the next time I suggest you to tag and/or @altbot which gives you alt-text. I find it really useful

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/nicolaottomano/statuses/116414839610911752https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.uno/users/nicolaottomano/statuses/116414839610911752Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:24:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:53:30 GMT]]>@randahl this is what I have noticed here after only being on the for 7 days and I love it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://socialbc.ca/ap/users/116369954157813678/statuses/116414717013586343https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://socialbc.ca/ap/users/116369954157813678/statuses/116414717013586343Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:53:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:40:38 GMT]]>@circuitsunfish @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon I agree that, in fact, my opinion on the subject can be biased. I had a classmate who is blind and, on different occasions, he told me that he simply didn't care about it. This issue ended up becoming the standard for me. I understand that this classmate doesn't represent all blind people. I also keep in mind that when this classmate talked to me about alt text, we were discussing web pages (because I worked with that). So I realize that the context is different. In any case, it's necessary to put into perspective that people who demand alt text in all posts here tend to be a little less patient and somewhat aggressive.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/caiocgo/statuses/116414666413632326https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/caiocgo/statuses/116414666413632326Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:40:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:16 GMT]]>@randahl Same for that crap named Instagram, use Pixelfed.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116235329588946370/statuses/116414609899405039https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/116235329588946370/statuses/116414609899405039Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:11 GMT]]>@randahl my experience on blusky/tiktok is sadly similar. My posts on here get 4 boosts, 14 likes, and on blusky i get 1 repost 4 likes, and on tiktok its 12 views, 1 like...
So yeah, ngl its almost not worth it since tiktok decided to randomly nerf all my posts from the 300 view range, to the 4 view range for no reason beyond me talking about the extinction of the thylacine and showing its bones.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/TheDinosaurDave/statuses/116414609580570147https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sauropods.win/users/TheDinosaurDave/statuses/116414609580570147Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:26:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:25:39 GMT]]>@randahl
did you control for other factors in your experiment?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116414607506749789https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/EndlessMason/statuses/116414607506749789Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:25:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:22:57 GMT]]>@baller3000 @gsymon @randahl

Schmuckyberg

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/w_b/statuses/116414596869092471https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.world/users/w_b/statuses/116414596869092471Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:22:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:17:27 GMT]]>@caiocgo @qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon

I used to sit near a visually impaired person at work and I would hear about it all the time.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://plesiosaur.net/users/circuitsunfish/statuses/116414575262165328https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://plesiosaur.net/users/circuitsunfish/statuses/116414575262165328Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:17:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:56:37 GMT]]>@benroyce @randahl sure. Compromises compromises!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/f4grx/statuses/116414493313043996https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/f4grx/statuses/116414493313043996Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:56:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:41:50 GMT]]>@qgustavor @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon the funny thing is I have never seen a visually impaired person complaining about the absence of alt text.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/caiocgo/statuses/116414435224290441https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.vivaldi.net/users/caiocgo/statuses/116414435224290441Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:41:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:40:28 GMT]]>@benroyce @ki @randahl

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/Emerson61/statuses/116414429836567256https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/Emerson61/statuses/116414429836567256Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:40:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:38:45 GMT]]>@randahl I'm stoked that there have been breakthroughs in Parkinson's. Maybe that means there will be more that we will be able to do with other neurological conditions as well!

Also, you are correct about engagement. Here, it is dictated by user interest.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/116414423071945112https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/116414423071945112Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:38:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:25:46 GMT]]>@randahl you did not apply the click bait filter to your content...

Miracle Breakthrough: This Revolutionary Brain Device Cures ALL Parkinson's Symptoms—Trump Weighs In!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lywyn/statuses/116414372017253915https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/lywyn/statuses/116414372017253915Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:25:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:24:36 GMT]]>@f4grx Joke is that social media managers and as someone who does digital media, is that company's and brands want as much growth as possible in the shortest time possible when joining a new platform

When Mastodon was growing due to people joining on, brands & businesses also joined & expected to get instant engagement. If they didn't, instead of simply continuing growing with OC, like they do with every other platform, they just gave up after a short amount of time and abandoned the accounts.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Goldmaster/statuses/116414367408905823https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Goldmaster/statuses/116414367408905823Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:24:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:24:36 GMT]]>@troy_frizzell @randahl @xs4me2 exactly!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116414367432321824https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://jorts.horse/users/kkarhan/statuses/116414367432321824Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:24:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:23:02 GMT]]>@strght @randahl

I think of it as one example in a capitalism riddled with examples of entrenched, taught behavior about how to exert control over anything the moneyed interest at the center of the web doesn't like.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vyrse.social/users/john/statuses/116414361254951367https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://vyrse.social/users/john/statuses/116414361254951367Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:23:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:21:09 GMT]]>@strght @randahl

No idea if “Wallet Garden” was on purpose or a typo, but I love it.

Thanks

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/115979403618848107/statuses/116414353849821960https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/115979403618848107/statuses/116414353849821960Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:21:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:18:44 GMT]]>@randahl

Threads is Facebook. Same garbage, different can.

@xs4me2

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/troy_frizzell/statuses/116414344344583443https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/troy_frizzell/statuses/116414344344583443Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:18:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:11:42 GMT]]>@qgustavor @caiocgo @randahl @winkelmesser

I expect it depends on whether they've had their morning coffee or not.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/gsymon/statuses/116414316726154287https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/gsymon/statuses/116414316726154287Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:11:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:10:03 GMT]]>@caiocgo @randahl @winkelmesser @gsymon I wish the alt text police were more friendly, more "hey you did you forget alt text or are you having issues writing it?" instead of "I reposted this because OP didn't add alt text" Do those people forget we can edit our posts?!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116414310240121917https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/qgustavor/statuses/116414310240121917Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:10:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:09:38 GMT]]>None but me 🐒


@benroyce@mastodon.social @randahl@mastodon.social @ki@chaos.social

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federation.network/notes/al503tesj44600cfhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://federation.network/notes/al503tesj44600cfThu, 16 Apr 2026 12:09:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:09:02 GMT]]>@f4grx @randahl

then we wouldn't get this fun post

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116414306249334099https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116414306249334099Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:09:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Why is Mastodon the best social medium in 2026? on Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:07:20 GMT]]>@seindal @randahl

and isn't really decentralized

{which i know you know, just for those fools out there reading who still buy that lie}

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116414299507395495https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/benroyce/statuses/116414299507395495Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:07:20 GMT