@ernie Really good article; I hadn't even considered I was making the assumption of fitting in with how I identify myself with an existing instance's community vibe. We're all told to choose one of the join buttons, but not how that obliges us!

@ernie Thanks for writing this! Much appreciated (I joined Mastodon on Friday myself). For me, the choice of a server was easy - oslo.town is an instance for people who identify with the city of Oslo, the capital of Norway. And @matt who runs it seens like a decent guy. Of my different interests, what should I choose an instance based on? I am in favor of a more eclectic social media presence. // Thanks again, I will follow your work noving forward :)