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idk how to explain this but everyone who joined before 2022 is on "weird mastodon" and everyone who joined after that is on some kind of federated linkedin
you look at some people's replies and it's all headshot avatars posting stock unicode emojis. nightmare
Rairii@aeonofdiscord there are exceptions of course
kira :3@aeonofdiscord idk i feel like i definitely found weird fedi (good)
ankur sethi is alive and well@aeonofdiscord "federated linkedin" is how i'd describe both Twitter and Threads. at least that's what i see whenever i use those apps.
Mastodon is a good mix of both. a bunch of headshot avatars giving me career advice for advancing my career at Google mixed with a bunch of furries making horny games for a very specific limited-edition Amiga computer released in 1792.
Sargoth (sunny aspect)@aeonofdiscord the oldsters remember the forbesona meme
Mike Lynch
Prentiss Riddle 🎛What's the "federated LinkedIn" equivalent of Eternal September?
दुःख блядь@aeonofdiscord I feel like it's more like 2019 that was the boundary but otherwise yeah
fedranco@aeonofdiscord please take me with you to weird mastodon
Darnell Clayton 
@aeonofdiscord 😂 I have mostly used headshots online. I am not sure when I decided to use my face instead of a symbol or picture, but I think it started with Twitter after I secured the @[email protected] handle.