HOW TO USE MASTODON, AN EASY GUIDE:
1. see something nice when going about your day
2. write about it
3. revel in the fact that we are all just people
4. give emotional support and validation to others who write about that nice thing they saw today
"but how do I build my brand?"
friend
you do not have to build your brand
you are free

@sargoth I feel like if I have something I really want to say, that’s great, if not, no big deal or if I want to say something without offending anyone I can change the setting and put it behind a content warning.

Those are things I never had at the other place.

I’m the type of person who’d be happy if I get just one boost or like from a post. If not, it’s not the end of the world.

I’m a person here, not a product, that’s a welcome change.

@gdsk3k there's less pressure to post post post in order to get anyone to even notice. you can listen for the longest time, and then be heard once you feel like there's something to say. even if it's not the most important thing in the world

it's less effort, and ironically more people

@sargoth also I have Tumblr and Instagram that I’ve been using a lot since I stopped regularly posting to my personal account on the hell site back in January of 2017.

Those have been very relaxing for me also.