Counter point: Bluesky is a well designed product where form meets function. However , Twitter is still the vastly more active micro blogging platform. The network effect is still at play there, and the established platform usually takes it all, even if alternatives have equivalent or better designs.

As the original post acknowledges, there are improvements to be made to Piefed. But let's not forget that even a very sell design product will struggle to replace an established platform.