Laurie VossA thing about Mastodon that I didn't realize I'd missed from pre-algorithm Twitter is the sheer randomness of the content. No longer honed to be hyper-engaging (usually by being scary or enraging) I now see weird experiments, fun scientific papers, random shitposts. Of course it's not all exactly in my wheelhouse, but that makes it simultaneously more *interesting* while being less *addictive*. The whole experience feels a lot healthier for my brain.
British Tech Guru@seldo I very much agree. I've found interesting stuff to comment on. Sadly the lack of interaction from the OPs indicates that a lot of it is bots posting.
I'm getting way more reaction on my posts which are mostly about my adventures with Arduino and Raspberry Pi. My posts are few and far between because I literally only get a few hours each week to work on projects due to work etc