Alex von TunzelmannSaw somebody on The Bad Place saying that joining Mastodon and finding all your people again feels a bit like surviving a zombie apocalypse and your heart lifting every time one of your friends walks into the compound, battle-scarred but alive. I canβt find the original tweet now, so Iβm sorry not to give credit. But I keep feeling like that whenever someone I recognise pops up.
With many thanks to @Cassandra, here is the original! https://mastodon.me.uk/@discordiankitty/109302624647485401
Laura Shortridge-Scott π (@[email protected])
Seeing people you recognize on Mastodon like that scene in the zombie apocalypse movie where you get to the stronghold and find all the people from your old life who survived
Dystopian Citizen@alexvont @Cassandra Thatβs so true! But also, somehow Iβm finding it easier to tune my network here more accurately to my interests. So, also new(-to-me) additions to my network are a welcome change!
Jenny Malkinπ π Very true!
metatone@alexvont Definitely felt it when you followed me just now.
LionelBSomewhat hidden are those (like me) who lurked via Nitter but never joined Twitter itself. 'Ghost followers' who have come out into the light of day on Mastodon, in celebration of the influx.
Barely Repressed FuryThanks for the lols. Me too!
Ron Reid@alexvont I know the feeling.
Here is a useful tool to use to find follows and followers from the bird site that have opened accounts on Mastodon...
https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/
Here is a useful tool to use to find follows and followers from the bird site that have opened accounts on Mastodon...
https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/
Stephen McGann@alexvont Like meeeeeee!
@StephenMcGann yay!! π₯°
Sue McBean πΏ@alexvont Good to meet new too!
Jose Garcia@alexvont The "Bad Place" π
Kate Bevan@alexvont I was just thinking how lovely it is that so many of my friends are here and we're finding each other
Matt Reider 
@katebevan @alexvont our experiences are all the same, which is why this entire thing is so goddamn fun. I think many / most of us have been hoping for some sort of exodus for years and we can't really believe it's actually happening. But it really is. Wow.
**RDS (shawphd on Twitter)**@alexvont @mreider @katebevan Yes! I created this account back during The Great Facebook Exodus That Never Happened. Such a different experience!
Mara Mac@alexvont that's so very apt! It's a little bit exciting every time I run the Debirdify thing and find more names on there than the day before
LouiseAH@alexvont Glad to see you here!
Awkward Ada π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώπ©βπ¨@alexvont Very well described! It does feel like that. It also feels like a much happier place. There was a silly theme on toot Wales yesterday #Defaidodon and it felt like the old days of cat Twitter before the whole thing became rancid and divided.
Mul Trist π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ ΏWe're not done with #Defaidodon yet! π (I've been at work all day, so I'm just catching up now)
Phil Dore@alexvont "yeah yeah I made it. And I found a giant meme stash just over that hill."
Adam Jacobs πΊπ¦@alexvont I wasn't following you on The Bad Place, but following now for that tweet alone.
Jaks@alexvont so true π
HumanistQuaker@alexvont LOL that we are calling it "The Bad Place" :) But yes, I am encouraged by how many of the people I would truly miss from over there (if suddenly Twitter ceased to be) are already here, or continually arriving.
KIAKAHA@alexvont oh that's it exactly
Caroπ@alexvont I feel this so much lol
Sara Wasson@alexvont @Marplesmarbles that's a fantastic analogy! *bounds across the compound to greet, while chaos resigns outside*
Steve Klassen (they/them)@alexvont I literally thought you meant The Good Place. The TV show. And I was both confused and delighted they featured Mastodon there.
I'm with you now.
DMs RealDaveEdwards
Dr Seth ThΓ©voz@alexvont Iβm not actually much off a @StarWars fan, BUTβ¦ I was thinking it was more like when the rebels all evacuate their base on the ice world of Hoth at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back, and then bump into each other on assorted planets thereafter.
Kathy in KY@alexvont Totally!
MakeLikeATree@alexvont That definitely fits. Like we're scrambling around.
Phil Clarke@alexvont Love this analogy.
Mark Hewerdine@alexvont such an eloquent and accurate description!
Sebastian Malloy@alexvont Oh my gosh, SO MUCH YES.
It's so nice to get the warm and fuzzies again from being on the internet, you know?
Movies Silently (Off-Topic)@alexvont we need a shot of people walking out of the smoldering remains in slow motion
CassandraThis one? (I boosted it so was able to search for "zombie" πβ)
Laura Shortridge-Scott π (@[email protected])
Seeing people you recognize on Mastodon like that scene in the zombie apocalypse movie where you get to the stronghold and find all the people from your old life who survived
@Cassandra yes! Thank you so much! Now I just need to work out how to quote-retweet βΊοΈ
Jason Townsend@alexvont @Cassandra You can't quote-boost on Mastodon. This is by design to avoid larger accounts dunking on smaller accounts and having their followers gang up on the original poster.
@townsend @Cassandra thank you. Am learning slowly!
Somerset Bob π¬π§@alexvont βThe Bad Placeβ π I like that π
Colorblind Cowboy@alexvont Yes, and I feel like sending messages back to the Bad Place saying, "We got here. It's safe. You should join us."
Julio π³οΈβπ π¨πΊ πͺπΈ πΊπΈ@alexvont I don't have any friends but I understand the feeling.
Dr Grace
Pippy Short Sock
Craig1138@alexvont I haven't seen anyone yet, I don't think they made it.
Antonio PΓ‘ez π²π½π¨π¦When you find people that you knew, instead of stealing their crackers and ammo you remind them that we are civilized here
Tomas Bruno Choy ππ¨π¦
Dash@alexvont Just had that feeling seeing your intro post boosted into my home timeline.