I'm not here to bring my bad habits from Twitter with me. I'm here to listen, learn, and make real connections. I'll keep reading about the protocols of Mastodon and the larger fediverse and do my best not to change (or ruin) this place. As I learn more, I realize that my presence here (along with so many other Twitter migrants), threatens an ecosystem I don't yet understand. In spite of this, I feel welcome and hopeful and very grateful for being here. Thank you. I'll keep learning.