While I like the idea (and hate Facebook), I don’t really see the purpose of a social media platform where no one I know is on. That’s the major hurdle to tackle for any competitor.

Doesn’t help that it’s really hard to understand (It’s much easier to find information on the federation aspect of it rather than just how to sign up, what the actual platform offers in term of functionality, etc.) and that most of the pod links look mostly like virus links.