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Wording and branding is not a trivial concern if mass adoption is a goal.

I don't think it's a goal (it's not mine as a user), but I'm sure you can ask Mastodon gGmbH for their OKRs when it's funding time.

When has mass adoption of a social networking platform ever worked out well for users?

When has lacking it worked out well for social networks?