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Molly JongFastFeels oddly cozy over here
maraleia@mollyjongfast it really is
Timothy Rice@mollyjongfast Isn't it nice?!
Bharath Bala@mollyjongfast ikr I hope it stays this way! I genuinely trust the Germans to save us this time <3 it's just ... Nicer!
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@mollyjongfast yes: where is that gnawing anxiety of conflict and shitposting?
Nick Mancuso@mollyjongfast feels like the early days of twitter!
The Feckless Pen@mollyjongfast It's bizarre. I've been blind-following dozens of people since I signed up for this platform, and I haven't regretted a single one yet.
I'm not used to this on social.
Kathy Gori@mollyjongfast very comfy, nice vibe.
MrGoatee@mollyjongfast Just signed up. Glad to follow you on here.
LAUREN@mollyjongfast Yes. It is wonderful 😌
♆ • entanglements of freedom@noondlyt hi lauren :)
@maxamaxim Hi, Max 😊
David Wells@mollyjongfast Is there a trick to finding people via the search function? Entering usernames in the search bar is pretty unpredictable up to now. Wondering if I’m missing something.
Nick Istre@MisterWells @mollyjongfast is does feel pretty daunting when the system doesn't just throw recommendations at you. I tend to find it best to look at who the people you are following are themselves following. I think the search and federated functions are largely based on your local instance and your follow list. If the people you are looking for have an official website which links to their Mastodon account, that's about the best that you can get a "verified" account for that person.
@nickistre @mollyjongfast thanks! Yeah, I’m pretty used to doing the “find-out-who the people I follow are following” thing. I was more wondering whether there was a trick to finding people who I follow on Twitter by the username that they themselves published. Some accounts are popping up in the results right as I type them, some not.
@MisterWells @mollyjongfast yeah, you'd probably need the full @[username]@[servername] for their account. But it's a problem if they didn't provide the server part, and it's possible the server they are on are being slammed, making the search request difficult.
Early pains of a new-to-people service.
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Denise Wu@mollyjongfast it’s weird reading without anxiety attacks.
centaurius@denisewu @mollyjongfast Nice to see you joining us. Follower from Twitter. Personally, I'm much happier now on Mastodon than the #birdsite.
Robyn J Leader@mollyjongfast Couldn’t agree more! No ads. No MAGA. Hoping it lasts!
Glad to see you on here Molly!
Glad to see you on here Molly!
kayt@mollyjongfast it really is! 
Byron Miller@mollyjongfast it’s a great reminder that humans can still be human. I’m loving it!
David Kampmann@mollyjongfast definitely more relaxed as well.
@mollyjongfast Having some difficulty searching for folks that I have their new Mastodon handle but nothing pops up for me.
Jill Jensen@gordanagovic @mollyjongfast Make sure to include their server name, if it's different than yours.
@gordanagovic @mollyjongfast sometimes web works better for me than the iOS app for search. Also I sometimes need to search the *exact* username (like copy and paste it): @gordanagovic
Forbestonow@mollyjongfast kind of like the calm before all the weirdest relatives arrive for Thanksgiving.
m̴i̸rth@mollyjongfast i’m digging it! it seemed promising a couple years back but was dead then; maybe the exodus will help that out
Murshed Zaheed@mollyjongfast how it felt on Twitter around 2009-12.
tjrasey@mollyjongfast I know, right? I tried mastodon a few years back on desktop and my head was spinning. On mobile now it's quite cozy. Hard part is curating a feed now from square one :(
@mollyjongfast it is cozy :)
what do you think of this?
Brad@mollyjongfast much more polite, too. not even a need for "show more posts" 😅
PaperCatProgressive@mollyjongfast Cozy & quiet…in a good way! Not the crazy trolls & incels & visual noise
Torsten Kathke@mollyjongfast Like putting on noise-canceling headphones
mikewmerritt@mollyjongfast No unsolicited hate notifications yet? Was here four hours before getting one from some rando user on a free speech server.
Ernie Smith@mollyjongfast Yes! I’ve been hoping for years we’d see more people over here
Ben Ash@mollyjongfast peaceful.
Lola@mollyjongfast that's the perfect word...cozy.
Kim@mollyjongfast I’m loving it!
Perpetual Mystic@mollyjongfast I'm liking it better and better - and finding you added to that quite a bit actually 😁
Chris@mollyjongfast it’s growing on me!
Claire@mollyjongfast feels good.
Bea@mollyjongfast it’s like a we’re doing intros at camp
BTPowered@mollyjongfast I know, right?
FemzForever@mollyjongfast we need to be sure @darth tm gets here before he hibernates
Jared 🇦🇺🏳️🌈⚧️👽@mollyjongfast we hope the journalists help keep it that way too! Loved the interaction in the early days before it became just sharing click-bait on the birdsite.
#FediTip from me: I'll follow journos but I'll unlikely boost their posts unless they're behind a CW (Content Wrapper!) saying it's a news story.
Greg Day@mollyjongfast It’s a breath of fresh air.
Glad to follow you here
Glad to follow you here
My take after 48 hours:
Twitter-a mosh pit, fun for about 3 minutes.
Mastodon-a jazz bar with pleasant music and enriching conversation.
Junie Bee Good-Jones@mollyjongfast so calm and quiet 🦗
Rachel@mollyjongfast Hope it stays that way!
Pyplate@mollyjongfast Yes, it's like moving from a big city to a small town.
AaronWardEsq@mollyjongfast
is there a like button? do we favorite instead?
is there a like button? do we favorite instead?
costrike
It’s M the Autumn Owl 🍁🍂@mollyjongfast Extremely so!!
Thom Pintello@mollyjongfast Agreed! There’s something about this place…
KiwiNikki@mollyjongfast
It feels a very different place to hang out. People seem kind.
It feels a very different place to hang out. People seem kind.
lex Maria@mollyjongfast the vibe is disarming. And I am liking it.
@mollyjongfast Is it cozy? Or is it “Yeah, TOO quiet” quiet? Going to take some getting used to after the screeching of Twitter.
Lucy Ingham@mollyjongfast that's what that feeling is!