I'm splitting hairs with my comment, but this most recent period is only the latest wave of folks coming over the fediverse. The last big wave previous to this that i recall was around 2017/2017 (maybe closer to the latter part of 2017) - if i remember correctly. That was mostly due to 2 things:
- creation/availability of the mastodon software stack (there are, and have always been other tech stacks on the fediverse)
- U.S. president Trump and his followers getting more vocal on the mainstream socials
Who knows, maybe you're right, and *this time* Elon's actions will have created the biggest migration wave...but i have a feeling, there will be other waves, and likely other reasons.
- creation/availability of the mastodon software stack (there are, and have always been other tech stacks on the fediverse)
- U.S. president Trump and his followers getting more vocal on the mainstream socials
Who knows, maybe you're right, and *this time* Elon's actions will have created the biggest migration wave...but i have a feeling, there will be other waves, and likely other reasons.