I think the biggest thing about Mastodon that I'm enjoying is the normalizing of dialogue. Questions aren't dunks, they're inquiries to understand better. A perhaps not the best stated phrase is still taken with positive intent. And the atmosphere really does focus on uplifting voices, rather than finding the next target.

All of the above has exceptions, of course, but after all exceptions prove the rule.

Grateful for this growing Mastodon community. I appreciate you. ❤️✊🏽

@QasimRashid
I feel like the discussions are better here because we're not limited to 280 characters (500 seems perfect!) and there's no algorithm driving what you should see. People are the algorithm and we control what trends. And that's why boosting has more power here than it does on the other platforms. If you want others to see something, you HAVE to boost it (not just favorite it because favorites don't have any affect to a post like a boost).