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Bob @visitorlizard

Switched instances to octodon. Let's see what I think of this one.

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@visitorlizard It's a warm fuzzy place. I think you'll dig it. Welcome.

@sonicbooming Thanks. The other instance was ok but there just didn't seem to be a lot for me there.

@visitorlizard @sonicbooming What exactly are you looking for? If you post an you might have a better experience.

@starbreaker @sonicbooming I was coming from mstdn.io. it was the first I signed up on since mastodon.social was full up. I didn't know about the little instance wizard that helped suggest instances. That's how I found here. I'm just curious about Mastodon and wanting to find something as a Facebook replacement. G+ didn't make it, Vero isn't getting anywhere and twitter is too much like a cesspool.

@visitorlizard @starbreaker

Here are my suggestions.

• Try to avoid following media/news type sites.
• Follow humans and weird bots instead.
• Set this as a default social media book mark and remove twitter/facebook/others
• Have fun and post about the things you love, that bring you joy and share them.
• It's about connecting with humans and not with things that cause stress or micro-aggressions.

@visitorlizard @sonicbooming If you really want a Facebook replacement, you should look for a good diaspora* instance.

Mastodon is more like a federated Twitter where most of the admins have a zero tolerance policy for Nazis and other filth.

Believe it or not, Mastodon reminds me of Google+ during the 2011 beta (I was there) and early 2012, before Google ruined it by catering to ordinary people who cared about photos and video rather than text.

@starbreaker I think I'm good with Mastdon. I really want the chronological feed. Now I just need to get my friends on here.

@visitorlizard Getting your friends to join might be a tough sell, but making new friends here is easy and fun. :)