pearwaldorf @pearwaldorf@octodon.social
I like things a totally normal amount. #nobot
http://pearwaldorf.neocities.org
A great review I just saw of Mastodon:
"It’s like if twitter and tumblr had a baby and the baby was a significantly better, more likeable person than either of its parents."
--https://snailchimera.tumblr.com/post/167487318965
⚠️ Mastodon is not anti-Nazi, or anti-harassment. (Not even Mastodon.Social is very anti-harassment.) Anyone can run an instance, including Nazis. Including abusers. Including techbros who don't give a shit.
This is why your choice of instance matters. Know who your admin is. Check your blocklist. Check the code of conduct.
Not everyone cares about your safety, and no one is really required to.
Be kind. Be careful. Punch Nazis.
"To help some of the newcomers make connections: name 5-7 things that interest you but aren't in your profile, as tags so they are searchable. Then boost this post or repeat its instructions so others know to do the same."
#criticalrole
#starwars
#fandom
#informationliteracy
#libraries
#thezonecast
#burningwheel
#dnd
@carithlee OK yeah it's totally Tootdon. I should download that
@carithlee OK this is kind of adorable. (I think that's a feature of your instance? I don't see anything like that on mine.)
Hi! I'm Alice, although I answer to pear as well. Queer cis woman, she/her. I have a MLIS but I'm not a librarian. I live in Seattle with my husband & cat.
You may know me from the bird site, Tumblr, or fandom. My hobbies include fucking around on the internet, overanalyzing media, writing fanfic, the occasional video game, & getting into weirdly specific research spirals. hmu if you want to talk about those.
I'm not a nice person, but I strive to be a kind one.
Putting the call out again: is there a #fandom oriented Mastodon instance? I know you're out there, people!
Honestly its pretty great when children clock me. They often ask me "are you a boy or a girl?" or something similar, and I get to tell them "neither!" or "you can be whatever you want!" Their parents often try to make their kid stop talking to me, but I see the look of possibility in the faces of those kids. It's lovely to see.
@Frans What a handsome boy! Tuxedo cats are the best :heart_eyes_cat:
it's so bizarre that everyone's judgment of mastodon's success uses the same rubric as twitter's success.
for me, marginalized ppl feeling loved, cared for, and supported in a radical, restorative space is a success and I don't think forbes will ever understand that
Facts : Nobody is using capitalism.party
My analysis : Capitalism is a failure
Thanks for reading.
@starkatt :raised_hand_tone3:
A delightful picnic on Hampstead Heath. The sun is shining. Everyone is happy. A remarkable number of people are gay and / or speaking French.
I think I've found Mastodon IRL.
@starkatt That is delightful to learn. Thanks for sharing!
One of the things I like about Mastodon is that there's still that delight of serendipitous discovery because it's decentralized. Somebody on the local or the federated timeline points/boosts to something cool? Now you know about it too.
who's fuckin' surprised that a Mastodon instance with this domain is banned for oppressive shitposting :rofl: https://octodon.social/media/ygDHMu-DSGFLNEfMZ4o
Legit tho guys (in the generic people/gender-neutral sense), the furries have more instances than fandom does. Hell, the Marxists and a dancing banana have one (it is unknown to me whether members are actually Marxists or dancing bananas). We should do this.
The one subculture/community I haven't seen much on Mastodon is #fandom. I know ppl from fandom on here, but there hasn't been a significant enough presence that I could find "my people".
Mastodon would be a great home for fandom. You can have per-fandom instances, or have a fandom-specific instance (preferred). There's built-in functionality for spoilers and cw's & ability to set per-instance rules for interaction. The segmentation of identity would be useful as well.
Somebody do the thing!
@andypicci Pity. It's delightful. (It's a video of Johnny Weir and Evgeni Plushenko dancing to Beyonce)
Yes I know this is from birdsite but just click it. Trust me. https://twitter.com/mercuryascendnt/status/850390099191877633
