@kev That’s where I discovered @rachsmith too! Her site is incredible and I, obviously, like her writing as well.
Social.lol seems like it works for a lot of people. I’ve been interested, but not seriously tempted, by it. It's a cool product and you get so much for so little cost. Discovery might not be the same as on other platforms, but I’m still finding 2-3 new people to follow every week via replies, blog About pages, and the Discover page.
I used to miss the likes and reposts, but now I really don't. They were so distracting over on Threads that I turned off those notifications! Maybe I've drunk the Kool-Aid, but I'm super happy with MB as a social network. I'm so glad there are different ways for the same people to interact together.