I still use the fediverse every day. it's not all mastodon and it's not all furries. the biggest difference for me is a sense of community. we care about who our admins are and they have no trouble reaching out for help when they encounter problems. instances also function like groups. I understand that the activitypub model suffers from weaknesses... I still don't get these kinds of feelings when I just publish my notes to a dozen relays. I don't give a fuck about who is running these relays. it feels too impersonal.