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Richard Littler Nov 18, 2022

People grumbling that #Mastodon is slow at the moment... You just turned up with 1 million people in a tiny, rural village and you're complaining there's a queue to get into the only tearoom, which is run by gay pensioners Babs & Maureen as a retirement hobby on Mons-Weds. Relax!
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Richard Littler Nov 18, 2022

To my new followers: You will experience delays as both a new signup (email delays) & an existing user (slow service; inability to load images, etc). It will settle down. Patience will be required. Remember, Mastodon is run by volunteers. It's not corporate & is still in the process of upscaling.

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Richard Littler Nov 18, 2022

Mastodon is different. It's polite and friendly. There's a different code of conduct (please look up some of the basics), a slower pace. It's not a sprawling, hectic shopping centre in a grim industrial park on the city rim; it's a pleasant village street with artisanal shops and cafes. Take your time. Be nice.

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DeanJean Nov 18, 2022

@Richard_Littler
Being on Mastodon for the past few days and it reminded me of the friendliness of the earlier days of the Internet, before *coughs* forced engagement, and *coughs* metrics. It's nice to feel heard and seen, and to reciprocate naturally to that. I don't mind the slowness.

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AlexandraSamuel.com🇨🇦🇺🇸Nov 19, 2022

@djphng @Richard_Littler 100%!! I am really really trying not to look at follower counts (mine or others), boosts etc but I swear a lobe of my brain has been permanently colonized and it’s like my brain now conflates metrics with love.

The really disturbing thing is to see this mirrored back by our teen (who has grown up listening to me + my husband share our viral moments). Whenever one of their Instas blows up they have to tell us the exact number of likes every hour. AND IT’S ALL OUR FAULT.

Exactly. It's such a fucked up phenomenon, how did it end up becoming like that? I've made friends and acquaintances through these social media sites, and there was a genuine sense of connection in the early days. Now its people posting lots of content, just for the sake of engagement.

I know right? The IG likes are like serotonin riggers, I can't blame you at all. I can't count the number of times I've deleted and reinstalled the app...