Is anyone using Mastodon as their primary social media and is it working for you?

@LianaBrooks

Yes and sorta. Social media is playing a smaller role for me now than in the past.

@LianaBrooks yes and of course. there is zero corporate toxicity, it is pure human activity. so it is impossible not to enjoy.

@LianaBrooks Yes, it is and it is working for me.

You do however have to curate the accounts you follow and choose hashtags to follow. There is no algorithm on the #fediverse, you are the algorithm.

Reply to posts and boost posts by others that you find interesting and find relevant for other people who follow you. That is how you can make it work for yourself and others.

@jmax @LianaBrooks I second on both counts.

@LianaBrooks yes

Qp some logisticians hiding in the comments

@LianaBrooks@mastodon.online I am, and it's been working wonderfully for me. You could definitely feel the genuine Human part of the interactions around here, it feels like home.

@LianaBrooks I am, and it is.

@LianaBrooks yes and yes

@LianaBrooks@mastodon.online I used Mastodon as my primary social media for almost a year, only have recently moved to Sharkey instead but it was amazing. The system is pretty simple and does have some limitations but all around if you are coming from a microblogging background via Twitter or another social similar to that it should have most of what you want.

@LianaBrooks Yes &Yes!

@LianaBrooks yes, and I cannot believe I ever used corporative networks.

@LianaBrooks yes. One and only.

@jaythvv @LianaBrooks

Is LinkedIn social media? I started an account at some point, friended some people and never updated it. That was probably 8-10 years ago I think.

Also; yes and yes, I have no other social media and I get everything I want out of social media here!

@LianaBrooks Yes. I can't emphasize enough how liberating it is to get off the dopamine/hysteria hamster wheel that is mainstream social media.

@LianaBrooks yes and yes

@LianaBrooks yes, and yes

@LianaBrooks

yeah works fine especially if you don't want excessive social media.

@LianaBrooks Love it! I sacrificed a lot of local engagement when I left Elon's mess, but the communities available here make up for it, afaic.
An environment not controlled by plutocrats is a much better fit for me.
Also starting to branch out in the Fediverse (via Peertube).

@LianaBrooks yes, and I’m horribly addicted!