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@maloki i suspect there will be some rebound after the spike. onboarding for marginalized people is still kinda messed up.

it's so easy to be a new, inexperienced user and get hit with the worst harassment you ever experienced right out of the gate.

The Increasingly Less-Brief Guide to Mastodon has been updated:

  • How can I change my username?

Plus additional quality-of-life changes.

guidetomastodon.com

so much bad shit went down here in that 2016-2018 window. i mean i'm glad some of you all have good memories.

it's just weird how romanticized mastodon gets sometimes

Can’t get over the important media people coming over here and complaining that “toot” is a silly word. Like sorry my gay little website isn’t serious enough for you sir

@LilyVers my experience isn't as uniformly positive, maybe? i also empathize with people who find navigating this environment challenging.

i can see some, especially older people trying to find a way out of twitter, who may get left behind because the the impedance mismatch too much.

i wonder when that will be me.

NO IDEA what this site is for yet so here is a picture of a Minotaur my 4yr old drew today

My editor at WIRED asked me to write a guide to getting started on Mastodon and I really want to get it right. What are some resources I should read to make sure I don't betray the wonderful culture here? #twittermigration #mastadonmigration #fediverse

re: belated spooky halloween content 

@pan gets like a were wolfpaw

Ok folks who are some of your favorite people who have been on here for a while tooting about technology and online culture? Looking for smart people to follow and would love recs!
#technology #tech #twittermi #twitterrefugee #twitter #news #media #journalism #journalist #technews

is there any way to tell if verification is erroring out?

"Open source is the future!" She said, opening the radiation therapy machine, dooming everyone in the room.

Hey so i'm currently fundraising for my big sister Mira's Cancer fund.

She has stage 4 lung cancer and interstitial lung disease, with chronic illness and disabilities so finances are really tight. She's just finished her third round of chemo and surgeries are coming up.

If anyone's able to donate or share it would mean the world to me and our little queer family.

gofund.me/cbd140c3

Imagine how powerful bunnies would be if they had toebeans

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