Gregory's ServerOh, today is my 8th anniversary of working on Mastodon. I was 23 when I started, finishing my last year of university, still living at my parent's place. I had no idea what I was getting myself into or that it would consume the next 8 years of my life almost completely.
Eugen Rochko
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bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺
@Gargron thank you so much! An incredible achievement (by many people of course). Most appreciated.          
oldfartjmb says eh?
Thank you. What you have created has made many of our lives better. I think that's rather a rare thing. 
Jon Henshaw :coywolf:
@Gargron, it only takes one person to be a catalyst for change. I'm grateful you made the effort, and I love watching your creation grow and flourish and help people connect globally in a way that's free from commercialization and centralized control.    
Annelies Kamran
@Gargron I'm glad you worked so hard to make it good - this is by far the best social media experience.    
Darnell Clayton :verified:
@Gargron Congrats on a job well done! I am very thankful you created #Mastodon as it opened my eyes to the beauty of running my own social network without sacrificing privacy or control. Also, for anyone reading this comment: If you enjoy Mastodon as much as I do, please donate to keep this project going: https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors If everyone who used Mastodon donated at least a $1 / €1 / £1 then the project would be fully funded!         
Michael Fisher
@Gargron It was good enough (and still getting better) at the right moment for it to flourish. Thanks for building this! 
walter :macos:
@Gargron congratulations and thank you for the amazing platform you‘ve built – it‘s the first network i feel at home at! 
Laura Ritchie 🌸
@Gargron you're changing the world in no small way !
Thomas Blechschmidt
@Gargron Thank you for your efforts. Even if I do not understand anything, but I can use this and I like it. 
Frozen Canuck
@Gargron congrats on a fruitful eight years! Your dedication has moved the needle on improving the social web🥳  
salix sericea (@Ripple13216)
@Gargron Enjoy the ride! It's often better not to know what one gets oneself into, 😉.
Usagi
@Gargron@mastodon.social I prefer to not be on Mastodon. Such a liberating experience :blobcatfluffevil:   
Soon to be Librem5 user :fediverse:
@Gargron Thank you for all you do 😁, the fediverse wouldn't be what it is without you 😍💖
       
Alex Fürstenau
@Gargron thank you for your work but „consume … almost completely“ could sound a bit sad. Do you think about what else you have been doing? 
Sean Tilley
@Gargron It's wild to see the time go by. So many things have happened, so much has changed. You've helped bring the Fediverse to millions of people, at this point.
May your next eight years be even more fruitful.  
Gillybean
You saved me , a non techie, (and maybe others) from Twitter , it's appreciated. This is a sane place to be.   
Jack Yan (甄爵恩)
@Gargron Congratulations! I donʼt think I realized I joined in year two. I saw merit in your work then, and still do seven years later. Iʼm glad I stuck around. 
Samir Al-Battran
@Gargron congrats!    
Sonja Denner
@Gargron herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 8. Jahr, weiterhin viel Erfolg and thank you for your passion |
@Gargron Congrats! And...well done :)