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Geraldine

Honestly moving to Mastodon from the bird site feels like I just switched to PBS after years of exclusively watching a reality TV show called, I don't know, EXTREME HATEFEST: ORGY ISLAND or something.

Like, yeah, of course it's going to be a little jarring but trust me it's better this way.

Dec 18, 2022 at 8:14pmWeb
Show threadChris CarleDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist Here's hoping it stays halfway decent.
Show threadGeraldineDec 18, 2022
@carlenotcarle fingers crossed. I'm on my best behavior, I promise!
Show threadBurningSkiesDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist it’s way less aggressively trollish. And now that people are actually moving here it’s way more interesting and active than it was a few weeks back.
Show threadMichaelDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist I couldn't agree more. Welcome to "Pretty Nice Island Where We Can All Learn New Things In Peace".
Show threadDr. Quadragon ❌Dec 18, 2022

@everywhereist It's not like an orgy is off the list around here, though.

But it's a very friendly, PBS-style orgy, though. Educational AND entertaining!

Show threadGeraldineDec 18, 2022
@drq honestly pledge drives are gonna be GREAT.
Show threadBeelzebrew ☕️ 🍷Dec 19, 2022
@everywhereist @drq
We have tote bags and mugs for that.
Show threadAimee in OC 🍊🦁Dec 19, 2022
@drq @everywhereist This is what I think of when I think of a Mastodon-style orgy
Show threadErinPCDec 19, 2022
@aimeemonahan @drq @everywhereist lolololol
Show threadJoe HallDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist EXTREME HATEFEST: ORGY ISLAND had the best theme song though.
Show threadGeraldineDec 18, 2022
@joehall oh yeah, great bassline.
Show threadCallista GravesDec 18, 2022
It is so much better in so many ways.
Show threadPeter ButlerDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist I'd go with something like public access tv rather than PBS, but the second part of your analogy is :chefs kiss:
Show threadJohn McIntoshDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist It's nice to see you here.
Show threadLinda SexauerDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist this is an excellent analogy. Admittedly it is an adjustment but a very welcome one. Good for the brain and soul. Mine at least.
Show threadMetzgirl (She/Her)Dec 18, 2022

@everywhereist ok, but where can I find that show?

Asking for a friend.

Show threadGeraldineDec 19, 2022
@Metzgirl hold on let me start pitching it
Show threadf1ipDec 18, 2022

@everywhereist absolutely. It is jarring, but a good jarring.

Two days here, and I have had conversations. With people. With zero insults. Twilight Zone level stuff...

Show threadSouthern LeftistDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist Yep. It's emancipating not being surrounded by alt-right wackos 24/7. Moreover, staying away from the birdsite has helped me *not* become an unhinged right-winger myself.
Show threadMetalhead84Dec 18, 2022
@everywhereist would extreme harvest Island have cannibals?
I would watch that
Show threadquayDec 18, 2022

@everywhereist

“EXTREME HATEFEST: ORGY ISLAND”

Somewhere, a TV exec’s ears twitched.

Show threadJohnDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist Also, because of the type of crowd that migrated here, the trending stuff and the #Explore tab is actually interesting, and not mindless drivel. Hope it stays this way.
Show threadPhoto Ewen 📷Dec 18, 2022

@everywhereist

Great to have you back in my timeline!

Show threadGeraldineDec 19, 2022
@ewen THANK YOU I AM HONORED TO BE HERE!
Show threadCyber-JohanDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist It's like a war over there.
Show threadAbe HefterDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist Wow. I didn't know Orgy Island was still on the air.
Show threadGeraldineDec 19, 2022
@hefteronthehabs oh yeah, the spinoffs are terrible, you should def watch them
Show threadPedro Rafael RosadoDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist I lowkey would watch “EXTREME HATEFEST: ORGY ISLAND”…
Show threadJake MauerDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist holy shit cable TV to PBS is how I’m going to explain mastodon from now on.
Show threadYnoTDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist agree
Show threadnaught101Dec 19, 2022
@everywhereist follow more people. Mastodon is best when you're following hundreds or thousands.
Show threadGeraldineDec 19, 2022
@naught101 I'm working on it!!!
Show threadPaul ReimerDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist That's perfect. Exactly how I feel.
Show thread@[email protected]Dec 18, 2022
@everywhereist Great catch! I've also found that hardest thing to adapt to is, indeed, that people here make efforts to be nice, to amplify positivity. That's hard, because, unlike negativity, positivity isn't amplified by inaction.
Show threadCyberwizardDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist it's so much quieter here, so much more peaceful.
Show threadBala NataDec 18, 2022
@everywhereist it does feel like fresh air, I admit
Show threadRich Puchalsky Dec 18, 2022

@everywhereist

Look up the #asstodon hashtag for some real perversion

Show threadRage Against LeavesDec 19, 2022

@RichPuchalsky @everywhereist

My innocence

Show threadSamissueDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist I couldn’t agree more! It’s so refreshing.
Show threadSamhain NightDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist Oh, God! You let the Genie out of the bottle and now somebody's going to make that show!
Show threadAlexander MuellerDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist damn..preach
Show threadOracleClydeDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist @laseletzky You should have stuck with Orgy Island. It doesn’t get its groove until season 2.
Show threadPink BunnyDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist WELL SAID!!! 👏🏽
Show threadeye0ftheworldDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist same. Notice the difference in my mood, too. Relieving.
Show threadStacyDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist Very well said!!!
Show threadWishyDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist Now about this TV show you’re watching, it was on FOX or Duscovery, wasn’t it?
Show threadImma Keep Yappin'Dec 19, 2022
@everywhereist this makes perfect sense. I’ve been enjoying NPR for a couple of years and really like it over “mainstream” media.
Show threadcowboybanjobiker 🤠🪕🚴Dec 19, 2022
@everywhereist MUCH better this way!
Show threadManaDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist Great name. LOL.
Show threadSusan.  👩‍💻Dec 19, 2022
. @everywhereist that’s the perfect comparison!
Show threadlauowolfDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist If I could just get the final dozen or so Twitter folks - Giant Cats of Dunbar I am looking at you _ to jump I'd be totally done with the place. I'm split between here and Tumblr and pretty much happy with the change.
Show threadThey Called Him LeifDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist this is more or less the best description of the feeling I've seen.
Show threadCarrieDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist I wish I remember who but someone not too long ago referred to Twitter as a “bag of biting rats,” and I just think that description works. Mastodon isn’t just different. It’s better.
Show threadMike LeechDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist I find it boring.
Show threadRico Shackelford 🫠Dec 19, 2022
@everywhereist I feel human again
Show threadInverse FloridaDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist Life is so much calmer here...
Show threadBPeters RN(NP), PhDDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist LOL
So true.
And no creepy followers I need to block yet.
Show threadA L KatzDec 19, 2022
@everywhereist Agree. It turns social media into sociable media.