Plus side to #Mastodon is the uninhibited flow of information. Downside is the world sucks right now. #Fascism, #racism, and #bigotry aren't just problems limited to the US. It's a global epidemic.

#ClimateChange is real. And #war has devastated the lives of many.

Pace yourself. Follow some fun accounts. Post pictures of #cats. (Okay. #Dogs, too.) Embrace #art. Talk about your favorite #VideoGames, #books, or #hobby.

Don't look away, but don't allow yourself to be overwhelmed, either.

@geekgyrl animal accounts and hashtags are absolutely essential

@geekgyrl
NOOOOO!!!!
Not the DOGS!!!

CW them at least - think of the children!

@geekgyrl

I use different instances to maintain differing "views" of the world through Mastodon.

My home server is where I see a little bit of everything - mostly news, #cats, and #science.

I have an instance where I subscribe to mostly #food related stuff and #recipe hashtags. And another where I subscribe to #sciencefiction, #StarTrek, and TV stuff.

At first the many different instances thing felt like a handicap moving from birdsite, now it's a feature.

@geekgyrl
Not to forget the incredibly hilarious #asstodon.
@geekgyrl it is for sure a delicate balance of advocacy and self care. Thanks for the reminder!
@geekgyrl With this in mind, check out my brilliant client who is extremely creative, energetic, fun and puts her own twists on music and film as art performances. She’s also an original artist and designs nearly everything she wears herself. There are quite a few of her videos on my page and more to come as well as at the YouTube page I created for her: YouTube.com/@kealeymissmultifairy

@geekgyrl um.

This post sounds like an advertisement for pre elon Twitter.

@geekgyrl that's what I am trying to do, the cheering up part, so not to solely drown in despair >.<