KuJoe 💞

If you only use your social media accounts to repost awful news articles about awful people doing awful things, you're missing out on a great opportunity here to finally be happy and there's probably a good chance you're shouting into the void because you've been blocked/muted.

You have the chance to be happy on a social network for once, don't let the bad things in the world ruin it for you.

Talk, interact, socialize... you don't need to be a bot for the news corporations.

Nov 26, 2022 at 2:35pmWeb
Show threadKeao WrightNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe here here! I sent you a dm earlier.
Show threadKuJoe 💞Nov 26, 2022
@Keao I don't see one from you, can you send it again?
Show threadKeao WrightNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe ok, it's sent
Show threadBoopyTheFoxNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe I like chocolate and i'm not afraid to post it in this thread 🍫
Show threadKuJoe 💞Nov 26, 2022
@BoopyTheFox chocolate is fantastic! Chocolate for all!!!!
Show threadPaul MaplesdenNov 26, 2022

@KuJoe Absolutely. I was very conscious of joining *this* server in particular because it would influence both what I post and what I consume.

That first choice of Mastodon instance is the first bit of curating that we do on what we want our social media to be.

I like thinking about "Is this mindful? Is this social? Is this kind?" each time I post.

It's a good antidote to the outrage, anxiety, and one-upmanship that seems to permeate so much else of the social media space.

#kindness

Show threadRomana3Nov 26, 2022
@KuJoe this resonated with me so much especially since I'm looking at using this to free myself from my typical algorithm. It reminds me of Imzy in that we are all here to find a better vibe and to not be subjects of not so benevolent dictators and corporate asshattery.
Show threadRaeNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe thank you!! I was just thinking this seeing people behave in the same way on other platforms coming here. We don’t need to keep feeding the monster of media.
Show threadChris SquireNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe I’m here to try to get my small business flourishing and make friends.
Show threadJuliaNov 26, 2022
@themagicwoodbus That is lovely Chris. What is the inlay made of?
Show threadChris SquireNov 26, 2022
@cricketandcats thank you!! That is Turquoise.
Show threadJuliaNov 26, 2022
@themagicwoodbus You can source it in small fragments like that? It looks great.
Show threadChris SquireNov 26, 2022
@cricketandcats I smash it to the size I want.
Show threadJuliaNov 26, 2022
@themagicwoodbus That would work of course! :D
Show threadGodfrey642Nov 27, 2022
@themagicwoodbus @KuJoe Beautiful 💕
Do you have a link to a website with other pieces of you r work?
Show threadChris SquireNov 27, 2022
@Godfrey642 @KuJoe yep! I use Etsy to sell. I have Instagram and Fakebook. Twitter used to be good but it has gone downhill so fast. This is my primary income too so that’s scary. Long story really. https://etsy.me/3wS5wIz
TheMagicWoodBus - Etsy

Shop I am a wood turner and pyrographer. by TheMagicWoodBus. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher.

Etsy
Show threadGodfrey642Nov 27, 2022
@themagicwoodbus @KuJoe Thank you. Ill take a look later.
Show threadFor the love of humanityNov 27, 2022
@themagicwoodbus @KuJoe
Pretty!
Show threadChris SquireNov 27, 2022
@equalitysiren @KuJoe thank you!!
Show threadFor the love of humanityNov 27, 2022
@themagicwoodbus @KuJoe
You're welcome! You might look into the art and handcrafted servers. I know of two people to follow to learn more.
@Curator
@maker
There are surely others that might be a better fit. I am new here too, so I am not sure.
#art #handcrafted #woodcraft
Show threadChris SquireNov 27, 2022
@equalitysiren @KuJoe @Curator @maker I don’t really understand the servers. I picked the basic Mastodon I think. I will look into it. Thank you! This could help out a lot.
Show threadFor the love of humanityNov 27, 2022
@themagicwoodbus @KuJoe @Curator @maker
Give yourself time. There is a lot of information here (and on Google) to help you understand how things work. Your work is amazing and I will be sure to boost it whenever I see it. Good luck!
Show threadTom BarkasNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe You can do all of that on Twitter. Come here to feel good
Show thread[email protected]Nov 26, 2022
@KuJoe 100%. No more regurgitating bad actors' awful statements; we all know they're out there making a fuss. It's very bad for your mental health, whether you've been stoked up bcos you agree or disagree. I think at first I missed the adrenalin rush of outrage but we can have positive interactions and still keep it interesting & exciting. If that fails, there's always pug pictures!
Show threadSir TezNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe fair play
Show threadnickiNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe Those kinds of post usually come from people who definitely don't read the room.
Show threadKuJoe 💞Nov 26, 2022
@nicki They probably joined because they were told the platform is "the new birdsite" and come here treating it exactly like they would over there. I think new people just don't realize that there's no system to game here, it's literally just a platform for talking with other people.
Show threadTessa OgNov 26, 2022

@KuJoe @nicki

That sounds about right. It was certainly what made me come and check it out, and I don't suppose I'm the only one. 🙂

Haven't found my corner yet, but it's been an iinteresting week or two, and it's certainly calmer.

Show threadnickiNov 26, 2022
@og_tessa @KuJoe True. I came here from the birdsite then after a few days learning curve realized this was a very different place.
Show threadShellyNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe I tend not to read the news, I'm just trying to be a happy, less anxious person and that helps! Also, I try to be positive as much as I can =D
Show threadcafkafkNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe this borders on toxic positivity thou, I'd much rather talk about the bad and the good and the ugly and the lewd and not have to create some false sense of everything being great... and with content warnings that should not divide me from anyone else tbh
Show threadcafkafkNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe although kinda agree that if you're only here to repost news sites then you're just doing the work of an rss feed what's the point
Show threadRick LehaneNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe QED 😊
Show threadJethro the DogNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe we have migrated for change #dogsofmastodon and dumped all the politics that was causing HuMum stress ❤️
Show threadJuliaNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe Thank you for saying that. Since joining here I have had to mute a few people because all they are doing is retweeting news items. I want this to be a happy place for me - I've had enough of the endless moaning on the other site. :)
Show threadSnailNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe loving this attitude.
Show threadCliff HensleyNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe 💯
Show threadKayhrynTinkNov 26, 2022

@KuJoe

Oh ME agrees!
While occasionally a political thought will pop into ME head that wants to *get out*...

Most of ME posting/photos are to enjoy this most glorious amazing Universe WE live in

Sharing that is paramount in the conversations! 

Show threadKuJoe 💞Nov 26, 2022
@kahyrn And sharing political thoughts are perfectly okay, like you said it's about the conversation. 👍
Show threadDonScottNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe @hannu_ikonen
Show threadDonScottNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe @hannu_ikonen Well, I hope it is still OK to give someone the bird… Picture. 😉
Show threadDonScottNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe @hannu_ikonen I hope it’s still OK to give someone the bird… Picture. 😉
Show threadVicki ZieglerNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe Well expressed ...
Show threadRyan SchultzNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe Boosting this so more people can read it. Thank you!
Show threadAdrian BruceNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe Well said. Last thing I want is for Mastodon to be used just like Twitter!
What are YOU doing, making, writing, painting, sculpting, cooking, drawing or singing?
And I post what I have drawn or made... or why ☺
Show threadCraving WafflesNov 26, 2022

@KuJoe This is so true. This also may apply to the younger folks who have never seen a platform quite so laid back and HUGE at the same time.

Leave the sensational shit behind. This place is not for that.

Show threadKamala Kara A 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️Nov 26, 2022
@KuJoe This is partially why I left my first server. There was just too much regurgitation of bad news. When I learned you can find servers of only likeminded things, I am actually really vibing. I haven't had this much fun on a social media in a long while.
Show threadKuJoe 💞Nov 26, 2022
@Covok I love reading posts like this. Social media was intended to be fun, it shouldn't be exhausting or cause stress. I'm glad you found a server that makes you feel that way and I hope everybody finds theirs so they can start really enjoying themselves. 👍
Show threaddjsolar913Nov 26, 2022

@KuJoe You had me at "being happy". Couldn't agree more.
We feed negativity with our attention , we give it power and it distracts us from building the world we deserve.

Just ONE centralized network forces us into a win/lose battle to control discourse. Thats the design. One voice "wins".

Life needs diversity. This place seems to foster that.

Show threadJD Random 📖Heretic & MisfitNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe love this
Show threadMade in DNANov 26, 2022
@KuJoe thank u. Needed to be said and the reason ive always been here.
Show threadCardigans of the GalaxyNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe great reminder and a lovely following conversation. I had gradually turned my birdsite feed into an avalanche of outrage without intending to. I'm trying to be mindful of not bringing those sensibilities with me here. Thank you!
Show threadAlistair CockroftNov 26, 2022
@KuJoe well said 😊
Show threadZorin =^o.o^=Nov 26, 2022
@KuJoe I want doomscrolling to be impossible here because there just isn't enough doom to have to scroll to see more.
Show threadJosh Lange Nov 27, 2022
@KuJoe this! Well said
Show threadGodfrey642Nov 27, 2022
@KuJoe Brilliant post. Yes. Too many exBirds are posting links back to bird, where i DEF don't want to be anymore.
Show threadThe Spoonless KitchenNov 27, 2022

@Godfrey642 @KuJoe This was also me, just recently:

https://epicure.social/@thespoonless/109406744776319611

"Hide posts" does wonders, by the way.

The Spoonless Kitchen (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image #TwitterRefugees and #TwitterMigration survivors, lend me your eyes: I am about post what may be an unpopular opinion: I left the hellscape of a hellsite (where Twitter deliberately de-algorithmized my posts, and falsely marked my account as "spam" as "a mistake" - note my sarcasm on those last scare quotes), because of the vitriol, the hatred, the disinformation, and the foreign state bad actors who caused all of that. This is why I will be unfollowing anyone in my Mastodon feed (that shows me everything, thank you elephant-site this is a good thing) who brings over the poison, hatred, and disinfo, from the bird site. I understand why you're posting it. I do. Do we need to fight the Internet's present-day version of Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines during the Rwandan genocide, AKA Twitter, during the COVID-19 pandemic? Oh yeah! 💯 Do I want to see it right now? Nah. After 3 years of poisoning my mind with Twitter, I need to set it aside. I really really need to do that.

Epicure Social
Show threadAbby NormalNov 27, 2022
@KuJoe I’ve only been on here a short time, but I feel less tense scrolling through the feeds here on mastodon. After I get off twitter, I feel anger and I’m not an angry person! Glad I found this place.
Show threadThe Spoonless KitchenNov 27, 2022
@KuJoe This is so much where I am right now. I am 100% here for this. Also. #Food! Food! Food! Cooking! Food! No but seriously I have to pull together some of my links on #universaldesign and #cooking and start posting more.