https://masto.ai/@fedi/109524542188078836

> BREAKING NEWS: Gargron is no longer the most followed person on mastodon. This is great news (no offence to

@gargron ) as it signifies the network is growing to be more independent of its most famous developer.

> The new most followed person is
@georgetakei@universeodon.com

So let me tell you why this is NOT a good thing. George Takei is a celebrity actor. That people are crawling after actors and other celebs means that the #Twitter migration is bringing their culture (with all its flaws) here. Again, as they did this before during #Mastodon's early growth. Much Masto culture is merely Twitter and Tumblr culture, sometimes reflected in a mirror and sometimes adopted wholesale.

Thankfully, the #Fediverse is more than just Mastodon.