@randahl yesterday at FOSDEM there was a member of the European Parliament who was asked why so many politicians are still on X and her answer made total sense (sadly):
Politicians stay on X because journalists are still there, so they feel that if they leave they will become irrelevant / not be written about.
And journalists stay on X because politicians are there.
It’s a vicious cycle
@_elena @randahl Here is the first handmade cartoon depicting the stalemate between politicians and journalists.
@_elena @randahl Please simply compare the number of active users between X and Mastodon. Mastodon leads a rather obscure existence in the social media world. Even Bluesky is a "dwarf" compared to X. Politicians and journalists also rely on perceived reach based on user numbers (fake accounts, multiple accounts by one person are not so easy to verify). Could this also be an explanation?
