@kissane Thank you for your work on this. Like many Bluesky/former Mastodon users I had a really tough time with the sign up and paralysis over which instance to choose. The first one I chose (mastodon.social) was huge and overwhelming. I didn’t even understand the fediverse AT ALL at that point. Fast-forward to late last year, when Twitter changed hands. I changed my instance to a regional one (made much more sense) and have been pleased with it. /1
@kissane That being said, there are definite steps one can follow to make Mastodon a better experience. I’m still no good with hashtags (trying). Also, I try to be more in the moment about social media. I’ve learned to let it all go. If I can’t move or save my posts when I leave an instance or deactivate/delete a social media account, that’s fine. It simply isn’t important to me. I understand that isn’t the case for many others. /2