One thing that doesn’t change much compared to commercial social networks is that some “important” people (perhaps within the Fediverse, rather than in an absolute sense) tend to interact only with other “important” people.
On one hand, I can understand it - no one can realistically respond to thousands of messages. But when you notice that these individuals do engage with comments, yet only from others in the same “important” circle (without even leaving a simple "favorite" on comments), it’s clear that a sort of elite group has formed. In these cases, the dynamic doesn’t feel all that different from the “influencer” culture on commercial platforms.
