@alexisflower you may also want to look at @comicspace.masto.host, which is an instance focused on comics artists.
@VinnieTesla ahh how do I get there?
@alexisflower It's just a domain name, so http://comicspace.masto.host
@alexisflower The instance/federation system is definitely the biggest conceptual jump from commercial social media.
Alas for would-be self-promoters like you and me, it is a substantial obstacle to discovery. It is much harder to search the entire space of all instances, even if you have a sense of what you're looking for. Did that make sense?
@alexisflower That's the confusing part, where the conventions are still emerging. Because I had the full address for you, I was able to follow you from my own instance. And now your toots will show up on the octodon.social federated feed. So in that sense, choice of instance doesn't matter much.
But your LOCAL feed is just the other people on your instance, and so there are networking benefits to being on an instance Relevant to your Interests.
@alexisflower Fuuuuuuurthermore, your current instance, Mastodon.social, is still so dominant on the mastodon landscape that if you're trying to maximize your visibility, there is a reasonable case for just staying there, especially since people migrating in from Das Birdsite often aren't even aware that multiple instances exist.
@VinnieTesla mkay, might just throw up a quick comic page too and direct it here. Thanks for the expo!
@alexisflower Don;'t trust my opinions on this stuff too much--I'm still a noob here too. And like I said, I think the conventions are just starting to gel.
I'm aware of the comics instance because @stevelieber started out on Mastodon.social and switched over after a few days.
@VinnieTesla YIKES so I have to make a new account for every instance?