What's with people calling this place "the fediverse" so much? It seems kinda culty to me (gives me same vibes as the metaverse). What's wrong with just saying "I'm on Mastodon"?

Hello, Mastodon! Try atuin.sh/ a shell history manager written in Rust

Qoto Mastodon

QOTO: Question Others to Teach Ourselves
An inclusive, Academic Freedom, instance
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.