Will people talk to you if you join the Fediverse? Does Twitter kill Mastodon when it comes to interactions?

Let's do a comparison. I crossposted the same message to Twitter and Mastodon.

Twitter: 1 like
Mastodon: 112 boosts, 257 likes

If you're new to Mastodon (and the Fediverse) you might have a lot of questions:

How many followers do I have on Twitter compared to Mastodon? 8,583 followers on Twitter, 1,324 on Mastodon

Are you more notable on Mastodon than on Twitter? No, I'm more notable on Twitter.

Did you do anything special to make people want to interact with you? No.

Is the difference always consistent? Yes, I always get more interaction on Mastodon -- even on small accounts with small instances.

There have been some blue checks on Twitter who claim there's no audience on the Fediverse, so don't bother joining.

However:

1. They're blue checks on Twitter, there's no blue checks on Mastodon
2. Most blue checks haven't actually tried

What Mastodon reveals about Twitter is a big lie: that follower counts is an important metric.

No, it's not.

If you have 1 million followers but no one interacts with you, what does it matter if you have 1 million followers?

When I had 10 followers on this Mastodon account, I had more interactions than I had on Twitter.

On my other accounts, I have more interactions than on Twitter.

Most active users on the Fediverse have more interactions than on Twitter.