@Arataka yep I’ve heard others talk about sharkey too.
Blahaj devs are moving to sharkey I think which is probably a good sign.
Don’t know where iceshrimp is up to but it’s still being worked on AFAIU.
TBH it would be nice if a major misskey fork for English/western-lang speakers could be settled on and provide a stable alternative on the Fedi. Hopefully the effect of firefish will be to have established awareness.