Joe ποΈ
Alex Daily! 
picking a mastodon server to join is easy -- just think of it like you're allying with one of many families in a war-torn medieval land, each with their own histories, feuds, laws, blood rituals
BigTheDave@Alexis Forget Fediverse, where Feudalverse?
@BigTheDave *considers how often people used to defederate for interpersonal drama reasons* I think it might be here already. Or maybe we're already post-feudal.
@Alexis So we're heading for industrialisation, then we have a choice between Capitalism and Communism?
@BigTheDave I'm just waiting for someone to invent the cellphone.
Witek Kowalik@Alexis @BigTheDave cellception ... or maybe a cellphone app on your cellphone ... Oh, wait ... Snap, we already have that - they called it a SmartPhone.
Martin
ahto
Ultra Violet 
πΉπ΄@BigTheDave @Alexis don't forget anarchy.
Erik Sorensen-Braasch@Alexis @BigTheDave defederate is tickling my wordy brain-centers, probably because it sounds like defenestrate. On point!
@finstergrinsen @BigTheDave Defederating *is* a lot like defenestrating, just a whole instance out the window, problem solved.
Joe αͺαα£@BigTheDave @Alexis man I've been playing Crusader Kings for a LONG TIME.
R. L. Dane 
WE ALREADY LIVE IN A FUTILEVERSE!!!
Thank you Johnny Hart and the Wizard of Id.
I've been waiting to use that joke for twenty-five years. ;)
Jesπ@Alexis you have to make a sacrifice to your instance admin
Reina 
@Alexis But unlike all that, you have actual free association and you're able to move from one instance to another if you disagree with how it's run.
Mac_CZ π¦πΆ@Alexis Yeah, it's exactly like that.
The Duality of Xan@Alexis Sometimes a joke is also a near-perfect analogy.
@XanIndigo @Alexis it's funny because it's the truth kind of a joke
DrMikeT@Alexis does that make each server admin a minor king? I like that. King Mike
@frankboon @Alexis Bastille Day is my birthday, and I'm of the opinion that same treatment would do well to rid us of the useless "influencer" class which has become the new nobility.
Alison Wilder@Alexis π€£π€£π€£
Kendall Brooks@Alexis you had me at βblood rituals.β
rugk
Matt Houser π@Alexis Or one of the houses in #GameOfThrones
Badri
Woozle HypertwinHouse TootCat abides.
Snapai 
@Alexis also there are dragons flying about
JustusWingert@Alexis if only it was better integrated :D
PanicButton@Alexis When I joined, most of the instances that looked interesting to me were closed. Honestly, I'm glad for that. Starting in a small instance meant it was easier to figure things out and meet the locals, as it were.
Leah@Alexis I think I"m getting the hang of it. But fediscience is probably not going let me into the clan.
Kara Shallenberg@Alexis I pledge undying loyalty to House Zirk.us
Reido@Alexis Pretty much. I expect counting coup raids any moment.
DrValkaryon@Alexis ok but which instance has the best blood rituals?
witchlectical runeterialist
@Alexis what happens when you sign up for two ...
Jamanda@Alexis but how do you find them to choose? I changed to one that some like minded people seemed to be on.
evilstevie@Alexis *hastily builds own castle*
eclectech@evilstevie @Alexis I am amused and alarmed in equal amounts that I only lasted a couple of days on an existing server before we decided to setup our own instance.
I like to think it was mainly because we could, and because everything was so busy it seemed a sociable thing to do, but a little bit of me is also *builds castle*
@eclectech @Alexis I had spare kit around which was small enough to keep out of the way at home. re-use ftw.
also new dmz and careful googling of required ports
also new dmz and careful googling of required ports
@eclectech @Alexis (just don't tell mary where the spare memory from her gaming laptop ended up installed ;)
Jason Earl@Alexis Strangely Accurate.
Acerbic Otter@Alexis is there one that's like a quiet monastery for those of us not into blood sport?
antifa supersoldier@Alexis Finally! Someone who gets it!
bornwithatail_ π@Alexis I just went with the one with βpartyβ in the name
Natsu Kaze@Alexis I am an annoyingly competitive person, so I started saying "WARRIORS, RAISE OUR BANNER!!! CRUSH THE ENEMY SERVERS!!!" to friends joining the gamedev server roughly five minutes after I joined Mastodon. π
How many fly under your lord's flag, Alex of beepboop.one?
Ilsa π β
@Alexis My name is Inigo Montoya. You joined the wrong server. Prepare to die.
@Alexis resisting so much to boost this so i dont scare off all the new people on my instance lmao
@Alexis wirst Part is when you're on a instance and everybody is kinda a dick there... Then you change to another instance and it suddenly disappear... Then you jump to another instance and you realized that your previous instance was blocked by everybody...
Rochelle W.@Alexis Cool. Cool. Um. Where is that book- u know about the sides and stuff? π³ πΆβπ«οΈ
FAJG@Alexis is there a way to easily look at server rules from the Tusky app? And do servers have descriptions that are easily accessible? I'm new to Mastodon and sort of feeling my way around in the dark.
@Alexis I found this article and I'm going to try a few of the suggestions.
https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/how-to-pick-a-mastodon-server/
https://www.cmswire.com/digital-experience/how-to-pick-a-mastodon-server/
Gus Harris-Reid@Alexis That makes choosing much more fun! π€© βοΈ π‘οΈ π₯
nadiabcarmon@Alexis As long as mas.to isn't House Frey, I'm ok with that.
The Breadmonkey
Civilized Humanity π― 
π¨π¦@Alexis @maxkennerly Well, I wouldnβt go that far! Heh heh!
Violet@Alexis this is a very cool way of thinking about it!!!