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I feel like scientists should move towards open source solutions ... I feel like most scientists are smart enough to launch a mastodon server, but well.
Most scientists aren't allowed to do stuff like that, or purely just don't have the time.
What.. Are you taking about? I know hundreds of scientists and the vast majority of them interact with social media just as much as normal people.
I'd reckon that managing a social media server is more involved than just using social media.
Not required to join the fediverse, only to host your own community yourself, which is NOT what scientists need to do (unless they want to).