Eugen RochkoOh, today is my 8th anniversary of working on Mastodon. I was 23 when I started, finishing my last year of university, still living at my parent's place. I had no idea what I was getting myself into or that it would consume the next 8 years of my life almost completely.
Jeremy {Lovecraft Tapes}@Gargron Congrats! And...well done :)
bert hubert 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇺🇦@Gargron thank you so much! An incredible achievement (by many people of course). Most appreciated.
spla@Gargron well done! thank you.
Emelia 👸🏻@Gargron congratulations on 8 years!
Charlie@Gargron what aspect would you say was the most demanding of time during the development? Anything technical or maybe some other aspect of it?
Adam R. Wood@Gargron Congratulations, commiserations, and thanks.
Defizit oder Eugen Brochier@Gargron
Vielen Dank für Deine tolle Arbeit
Vielen Dank für Deine tolle Arbeit
Darwin Woodka@Gargron thank you!
Take It EV Podcast 🎙️@Gargron good stuff !
John Robinson@Gargron many thanks Eugen
oldfartjmb says FREE PALESTINEThank you. What you have created has made many of our lives better. I think that's rather a rare thing.
Siun@Gargron Thank you for this wonderful place.
jalal@Gargron Congratulations, and a fantastic job!
Jon Henshaw@Gargron, it only takes one person to be a catalyst for change. I'm grateful you made the effort, and I love watching your creation grow and flourish and help people connect globally in a way that's free from commercialization and centralized control.
WTL@Gargron Congratulations and thank you for the hard work you have put in. It's made social media so much more lovely for so many.
Icarosity@Gargron Congratulations and well done. Many are grateful and admiring.
Pete@Gargron Congratulations and sincere thanks! I am loving the project you have contributed so much of your time to.
Mike McCue@Gargron Wow. Congratulations and thank you for what you are giving to the world.
Johan Diederik@Gargron Well done and thank you!
Guitarsophist@Gargron You changed the world! And for the better, which is rare.
luke__666@Gargron thank you!
Florin B
Darnell Clayton 
@Gargron Congrats on a job well done! I am very thankful you created #Mastodon as it opened my eyes to the beauty of running my own social network without sacrificing privacy or control.
Also, for anyone reading this comment: If you enjoy Mastodon as much as I do, please donate to keep this project going: https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors
If everyone who used Mastodon donated at least a $1 / €1 / £1 then the project would be fully funded!
Maria Liv ✏️
Jon Leibowitz@Gargron cheers and thank you!
Jef@Gargron Happy anniversary and huge thanks! ☘️
Phil Knall@Gargron happy anniversary! Thank you for giving us this safe space ♥️
Björn Staschen@Gargron congratulations for your work. You might save democracy with it.
Tim Stickland
GJ Groothedde 🇪🇺@Gargron Happy anniversary, Eugen!
porrporr
Bolet modo Sombrero de paja 🏴☠️ 
@[email protected] happy birthday mastodon !!
walter@Gargron congratulations and thank you for the amazing platform you‘ve built – it‘s the first network i feel at home at!
Laura Ritchie 🌸@Gargron you're changing the world in no small way !
Congratulations and happy Masto-versary!
Congratulations and happy Masto-versary!
@energiepirat@Gargron Thank you for your efforts. Even if I do not understand anything, but I can use this and I like it.
Julian Lawson@Gargron heartfelt thanks!
Usagi@Gargron I prefer to not be on Mastodon. Such a liberating experience 
Tim Chambers@Gargron Thank you for your service ✊
Arjen P. de Vries Timmers 🕊️@Gargron what an adventure for you, we're grateful!
Sankalp Swami
Wayne’s The Name!!!😁@Gargron congratulations!
🪷 प्रियंका | Priyanka 🪷@Gargron Thank you for creating our digital good place! 🙏🏼🪷
@Gargron Thank you for all you do 😁, the fediverse wouldn't be what it is without you 😍💖
Callalily@Gargron
Happy 8th Anniversary! Thank you for creating this. I love it here.
Happy 8th Anniversary! Thank you for creating this. I love it here.
Jeri Dansky@Gargron Seconding @Callalily — I'm thankful for Mastodon every day!
ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES@Gargron you did good
decentralized is the future, and you've built a foundation
Linda Woodrow@Gargron Thank you. So much achieved.
jbhughes@Gargron You have done a Good Thing.
Michael Foster@ Thank you! What an amazing thing you’ve made
Jey 🇵🇸 
@Gargron thank you!
Soupy51@Gargron
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
Alex Fürstenau@Gargron thank you for your work but „consume … almost completely“ could sound a bit sad. Do you think about what else you have been doing?
I TRIED TO TELL YOU@Gargron thank you.
Sean Tilley@Gargron It's wild to see the time go by. So many things have happened, so much has changed. You've helped bring the Fediverse to millions of people, at this point.
May your next eight years be even more fruitful.
May your next eight years be even more fruitful.
Von Javi@Gargron great job Eugene
@Gargron Thank you
MrCopilot@Gargron Thank you.