Jonathan Schütz
Mike Galsworthy 🦣I have to admit - I'm surprised by how vibrant this community is at such an early stage.
Tons of chat, tons of re-sharing content, and tons of mutual support.
It makes for a very relaxed and enjoyable Sunday evening. Big love to you all. ♥️
Now when I say "early stage" I of course mean for me (here less than two weeks) and the small community I, my #Bylines pals, and others in our pro-EU community hauled across here!
A massive thanks to those who came before and built the software, network of servers and tone/vibe of this place before my lot arrived!
Kes Smith@mikegalsworthy
Hi Mike, Gave you a follow because I like Scientists for EU. Great theme. Takes me back to when I actually did science collaborations in the EU, which is now denied to the next generation. This my first reply on Mastodon!
Hi Mike, Gave you a follow because I like Scientists for EU. Great theme. Takes me back to when I actually did science collaborations in the EU, which is now denied to the next generation. This my first reply on Mastodon!
@KesSmith
Soooo frustrating, isn't it?
Anyway - followed you back. 👍
@mikegalsworthy yes. apparently tonight on GB TV presenters were faced with reading out a poll they did. Their own audience by 55% want to go back into the EU lol
I remember science meetings to discuss micro and lithography tech in Munich, etc and all over Europe. I'm out for the game now, but brexit is just awful.
Of course in Scotland we voted 62% to #Remain, so we shall shortly be leaving the Uk, and sad to do so actually, but staying does not look hopeful as an option.
I remember science meetings to discuss micro and lithography tech in Munich, etc and all over Europe. I'm out for the game now, but brexit is just awful.
Of course in Scotland we voted 62% to #Remain, so we shall shortly be leaving the Uk, and sad to do so actually, but staying does not look hopeful as an option.
Flaming June@mikegalsworthy I’m glad you realised how patronising that *might*have sounded lol
Karin Sorenby@mikegalsworthy so nice seeing u here🙏.
MrRobertBob #FBPE@mikegalsworthy
Good morning Mike. My first day here from Twitter. 🙂
Good morning Mike. My first day here from Twitter. 🙂
Kevin DanksIndeed, and those servers are all provided and managed by independent teams of volunteers, essentially *at their own expense*.
So to all new users like me, whichever instance of Mastodon you are on, go and find out how you can make a financial contribution to the upkeep of the servers you are using, and preferably make it a monthy donation. Unlike on commercial social media, users are not a product here, so if we don't all pay for it then it won't thrive.
FayeSYes bravo 👍
jensho (she/her)@mikegalsworthy I clearly need to spend more time here :)
Karen Connolly@mikegalsworthy and a positive space too.
Jackie C@karenconnolly @mikegalsworthy Elons tweets this morning were 🤢 muted him over there, looking forward to getting more settled over here
David Palk#RejoinEU 💖🇪🇺🕊🌈@mikegalsworthy Why surprised? It's a natural evolution from what we've been doing socially and under cover of darkness. Old skule! xxPalky
John O’ConnellLess volume traffic but boy, the quality of people and variety of views, calmly expressed, is so refreshing.
Caledonia 🏴
Bette@mikegalsworthy There are some features I really appreciate, such as the 3 different feeds, the edit facility, and the cw function.
boldgordo@mikegalsworthy You reckon it's the future Mike? Or at least a viable challenger/alternative?
@boldgordo It's certainly very viable in parallel.
Already you can do battle in Twitter, but chillax with friends here. Definitely potential for building community and organising/mobilising.
Also - I reckon there's potential to do clever things, given the power to set up and configure servers. There can be new formats and offerings in this space. It feels rich for creativity and innovation. Don't know what that is yet - but I sense the potential.
@mikegalsworthy Definitely! Feels like power is back with the people to shape how it should be. No doubt there'll be bumps and splinters, but we know what shit can be. That's a level we shouldn't get to again.
Word_Whiz@mikegalsworthy It’s like Twitter used to be when it first began. Let’s keep #Mastodon the way it is: No corporations or advertisers calling the shots please.
Smooheed 
@mikegalsworthy it’s an amazing vibe 🥰
MarmosetJ@mikegalsworthy i wish i felt the same! I do desperately want this to work but for the time being it’s a bit like being on an incredibly heathy but boring diet. I miss so many of the people i followed in the ‘other place’…. I miss the fun element
@MarmosetJ
Lol! Go with both, of course. I totally get what you mean... but it's not one or the other-- it's different rooms for different moods.
Lol! Go with both, of course. I totally get what you mean... but it's not one or the other-- it's different rooms for different moods.
@mikegalsworthy true! And thats what I’m doing at least for a while
CaronUK@mikegalsworthy I agree totally. This has a bit of a 'cafe' vibe to it. Loving it so far! Enjoy your Sunday!
@codelander Something like that yes!
Angry Bird Flies@mikegalsworthy I'm finding that my follower count is not going up even when people follow me. Then I check a day or so later, after have more followed, but still showing only 5. 🤔
@Rosiecat2 I've now followed you. 
@mikegalsworthy Thank you! It's all very strange - but nice strange ! Seems civilised compared x
🇺🇸 Old Soldier 🇺🇦
AccidentalMe@mikegalsworthy it certainly is more enjoyable and less stressful when not bombarded with vile views on my feed from people I either don't know or don't follow.
David@mikegalsworthy I’ve actually had more interactions here by real people in my first week than the other place. It’s really nice.
Bill@mikegalsworthy It isn't really that early, its been around for years, just most of us ignored it.
Mike 🍁
@mikegalsworthy I'm on two servers, both general, once much larger, and like them both a lot. Decisions decisions.
Dollydreamer@mikegalsworthy and back to u too. Thank u for all that u do xxxx
She@mikegalsworthy You were great on Nick Abbot just now Mike!
Josh Caluette@mikegalsworthy I rarely ever used the #SiteWhichMustNotBeNamed except to check for status updates from tech companies, lol. But the #fediverse has been amazing and I have enjoyed participating in the community as much as possible.
Sirpushalot@mikegalsworthy big love baby!
joti@mikegalsworthy It seems to be getting better every day, or maybe because I'm getting the hang of it but weening off the bird more and more now.
Stahnzi@mikegalsworthy i agree whole heartedly! In hopes it brings you more #peace and #joy I will share a picture I took of a pretty lotus flower with you.
Trippin daiseysI love the idea of server instances being specific or non-specific depending on what you're looking for.
Erin 🇺🇸@mikegalsworthy It really is. Everyone is helpful, chill and kind. It’s a bit surreal. 😆❤️
Josh Moseley@mikegalsworthy I feel way better responding to strangers here than I have on any other social media platform and I don’t know why!
Ganja Mama@mikegalsworthy we all want to see this thing grow!
KatAndGirls@mikegalsworthy agreed. However I could only pick 1 thing when signing up and that feels Limiting, makes it very forum/topic like, a bit more like quora/reddit rather than a replacement for twitter which I was told it was... like there isn't like 1 main open section so finding people and wanting to follow other things looks complicated, but I'm sure as it's still early days that they will release more and more updates that will hopefully help it feel less like a forum.
Trotbo🎄
Radiohead@mikegalsworthy yes, it seems a far more diverse and interesting feed, and I'm only following about 10% of the quantity of people I followed on twitter (they are all I can find so far!).
🎓 Doc Freemo 
🇳🇱@mikegalsworthy I'm not sure its at an "early" stage.. the network has been around for quite a while and is far from "small"
Mart@mikegalsworthy we have to make it work dont we mike? we just have to
Patrick S. Tomlinson@mikegalsworthy I'm still getting the hang of it. Too many years on the old bird site. Need to flex my internetting muscles.
Siobhan@mikegalsworthy hi Mike I've come over as well to campaign and I'm surprised at the level of interaction considering how small my account is. Positive vibes
Jonathan the Gin@mikegalsworthy Mike we agree, I feel people are tired of anger and closed minds and crave openness and honesty
Sue@mikegalsworthy
I agree wholeheartedly. I’ve loved the chats, the diversity and warmth of conversations.
Twitter feels a lonely, cold place now.
I agree wholeheartedly. I’ve loved the chats, the diversity and warmth of conversations.
Twitter feels a lonely, cold place now.
Rachael Phillips@mikegalsworthy It's great isn't it? Kind of like the old days of twitter. I am really enjoying it...
Evan Schnitzius@mikegalsworthy just starting out, see how this goes!
@mikegalsworthy Hi, thanks for recommending Mastodon, just joined, hoping it works out