Post by @sherold@mastodon.online

2026-07-23 21:10 UTC

@andycarolan@social.lol @alexandra@social.lol @bendaubney@social.lol @hl@social.lol @purplelime@social.lol By the way, I see it very much the same way you all do. To me, Mastodon feels a bit more niche, more *social*, and personal than the other networks. And I also feel like I’ve found a small circle of people here who I really care about. I’ve created a separate list for them. 👀 It’s even gotten to the point where I sometimes check manually if a person hasn’t shown up in my feed for a while. Just to make sure everything’s okay.

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@sherold@mastodon.online 2026-07-23 21:11

@andycarolan@social.lol @alexandra@social.lol @bendaubney@social.lol @hl@social.lol @purplelime@social.lol I’m also on Bluesky a lot. Technically, I find everything related to ATProto pretty interesting. But the conversation there is… well, different. I also like that Mastodon isn’t so heavily engagement-driven. It sometimes amazes me when people reply to a toot months after I’ve posted it (hashtags ftw).

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@andycarolan@social.lol 2026-07-23 21:24

@sherold@mastodon.online Yeah, I think that's a great description of how mastodon feels to me too. Other networks feel a lot more corporate... which is understandable I guess. People here feel more 'real' perhaps. I occasionally check in on people if I've not heard from them for a while too. @alexandra@social.lol @bendaubney@social.lol @hl@social.lol @purplelime@social.lol

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@alexandra@social.lol 2026-07-23 22:10

@sherold@mastodon.online When you come here regularly, you spot anyone who's not been around for a few days. And I love how everyone checks in on each other. This is what makes this community. @andycarolan@social.lol @bendaubney@social.lol @hl@social.lol @purplelime@social.lol

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