mastodon meta, tepid take
@codl a community manager would be good, yeah.
it's still not easy....I can guarantee you that any attempt to develop anything would get shouted down by tons of people who didn't want it. It's a wearying role.
Of course, in just about every alternative social media platform, the company just dumps "great news! likes are now florps" on you with zero feedback room anyway. so it doesn't feel that *different* to me.
I totally agree with your point though.