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

@LianaBrooks yes, since 2017. Briefly used FB for about a year but nuked the account, even though it meant losing touch with all my old friends from my partying days whom I'd only just got back in touch with, but for various reasons thats a lifestyle I have to put behind me so its not that great a blow..

@LianaBrooks I am, and very happy here. I also have a Bsky account because there are some folks I can only interact with there, but I still think of Masto as my true home.

@LianaBrooks I have IG and FB purely because so many activist orgs still post there. I've basically moved to fediverse with Lemmy and mastodon aside from that.

Not sure what the reach is here...basically zero. But damn the man!

@LianaBrooks yes, and no, in that order. or yes and yes, in that i'm... not that into social media.

@LianaBrooks it is by far the most successful home for #clamFacts

@Condorito I really hate to hear that, Condorito. Maybe it's time for a new "introduction" post for us all to share? No matter what you're looking for, we can probably get you closer to finding your people. 🫂
@LianaBrooks

@LianaBrooks yes and yes: I rely on the fediverse for daily news & analysis, similar to Twitter ages ago. I find creative inspiration on Cara & Flickr.

And while I do occasionally check Facebook & Instagram for updates from family, friends, and community groups, I have deleted most of my content and rarely post anything.

@LianaBrooks Yes and yes. Wouldn't touch any of the others with a bargepole.

@LianaBrooks Yep. Deleted Meta and Twitter and only use the Fediverse. Going great.

@LianaBrooks
Pretty much.

I left Facebook last December, and rather miss it; I knew people there.

I'm on BlueSky, but all I do with it is post politics stuff and look at other people's bird pictures; it's not a place I go for interest.

Mastodon, I don't know people, really. But the people I see are interesting.

It doesn't really feel social. But the interactions are much more interesting than BlueSky and there is no algorithm, which is a huge step forward.

@LianaBrooks works wonderfully

@LianaBrooks Yes. I long abandoned most others, and left the app previously known as Twitter in 2022. This place is the best of every social I've used.

@LianaBrooks Yes and yes! I just hope it lasts.

@LianaBrooks I am, and I'd say it's mostly working!

The specific corner of the fediverse I'm in is very welcoming, encouraging, and engaging.

The main downside is that not everyone has the same experience as I do, and it's really hurting the diversity of our community.

@LianaBrooks
Yes, snd somewhat. Not a lot of interaction from my posts. Was it something i said? . i do love the people here though. ️

@LianaBrooks

I am still largely on FB because the majority of my real-life friends and family are on it. Mastodon is where I go to decompress, however, and enjoy the topics I like seeing.

@LianaBrooks hi and yes. I left the bird place years ago and found the transition interesting. Yeah i miss the friends i had there who didn't come over. However i feel safer here. There's a nice sense of community here.

@LianaBrooks @craige Yes x 100!

@LianaBrooks yes and yes. I get good engagement with my art posts, much of which drives traffic to Patreon

@LianaBrooks

yes and yes