it is a real possibility that it might actually thrive as they have decided to join the fediverse it won't be a standalone platform if they do
it's already in motion
https://counter.social/@ecksmc/110571845666382458
which they didn't mention in that article - if they decide to make it a standalone platform it will probably fail
@NiveusLepus yup lol looking that way
so, it is a possibility it is gonna happen - but there is push-back from others so, it might not happen
@ecksmc Oh heavens. So it's more that they're going to absorb Mastodon than go it alone.