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I don't think most people who are new to the fediverse really want to see three dozen threads about the fediverse as they scroll. I couldn't possibly convince somebody to join the fediverse to talk about fashion, because there's nobody here talking about fashion, it's like going to a baseball stadium to talk about library science.
People are going to Threads instead. When I point out how shitty Threads is and how people should use Mastodon instead, they say, "you're right! Threads is shitty! I'm gonna go use threads." Because threads is a social network and mastodon is a theory.
Hi, I have been both people. When I was new, I actually really enjoyed learning about it. I sometimes learn a hell of a lot more from forums than I do from just searching it up. Now that I am more experienced, I enjoy sharing that information to help other new people understand. I was a beginner once too, you know?
If you want to go to another platform, I won't judge you for it. This might not be the right fit at the moment, and that's OK. I would follow that other person's advice and check out other communities too, if you like it here otherwise. Maybe you'll run into more people who share the same interests, and people who may also want to create and grow those communities.
Please remember that this is still a relatively new platform, and that it will take a lot of time to get it where you (and many of us) want it to be. It's the kind of thing that you can not rush without destroying.
It's also not fun seeing people complain about the lack of posts or effort to increase the community, only for those same people to flip and then essentially say that it's pointless for them to even try. If everyone who loves a community thinks that way, that community will never grow. That's what they meant by "be the change you want to see".
The best, and most guaranteed way to fail is to give up before you start.