I don't get why so much Fediverse-related software has a mascot. I'm not talking about instance-specific mascots (I'm a big fan of :blobcat:), I'm thinking about stuff like Pleroma's Fox Tan or Misskey's 藍. I believe that with them being anime style, some users could feel like they're too nerdy, and extend it to the Fediverse being a place for nerds as a whole. Instance-specific mascots make sense, because with each instance having a different one - or not having one at all, which is great for general-purpose servers - they can not associate it with the entire Fediverse.