Pros of Mastodon after 9 days:

• rebuilding my follow list got me out of whatever morass I was in on Twitter

• compared to Twitter, there's *way* higher engagement with people overall

• almost everyone's been chill

• there's a learning curve and the capability to build, which is more interesting than numb consumption

• the #brands have yet to arrive

@couts I truly hope this stays brand-free. Let’s keep this space for honest interaction and for creatives and hobbyists to show their work in an environment of people that will actually engage instead of bots doing all the work