Where /are/ all the therians and plurals at? Is Fedi really that small community-wise and/or lacks discussion about these things or am I just not following the right people?  Been feeling intensely longing for community lately but I can't seem to find where its actually concentrated (even Tumblr's been feeling.. devoid lately)

Adding tags for (hopefully) some reach
#therian #plural

@cryptids wait, you don't see any therians and plurals on fedi? **all** I see on fedi are therians and plurals
@me @cryptids Same. Its weird how the same network can look entirely different depending on where you're looking at it from. I had to make a concerted effort to find more non-therian non-plural people to follow.

@bunny_jane that's part of what makes fedi fedi, I think. It has a very "local" feeling. You know some local folks (from your instance), some folks from "neighboring" instances (with related topics, ethos and/or population), and also some friends from afar. Nothing save blocklists - stars bless them - prevents you from following and talking to anyone, but the network is different for everyone.

I love it, but that's also what makes people coming from centralized networks feel lost and, often isolated.

@me @cryptids

@cryptids I use fedi mostly to scream into the void, or make silly jokes. Not sure where people are actually discussing these things (and it still being a healthy community).
@cryptids Hewwo from me and my headmate :D

@cryptids eh... very shy hi, were plural and therian

think there are quite some others
tho.. yeah not sure we've had much interaction about theriantropy

@cryptids Thank you, I've learned a new word ! :3
Plural purrson here ! But not that much active lately because of work, hobbies and life :/

@cryptids I see tons of both around here!

I don't use the therian label for myself but I am an animal.

@cryptids I'm not sure what part of fedi you're on, but we've got a lot of both here!!

@cryptids Hi! our name should be pretty self-explanatory - we're plural and firmly on the nonpersonhood spectrum  

As for the lack of plural and therians, nonpersonhood and plurality seems to be fediverse's (at least, the fediverse's outside of biggest instances suited for general audience) second nature, so it doesn't stand out, we guess?

@cryptids Virtually my entire home feed is therians and systems, hah

You've definitely just not found them yet

@cryptids you are definitely not following th right people :3
@cryptids not a therian, but deffo a plural fuckup here โœŒ๏ธ
@cryptids in my estimation they have entrenched in telegram and discord. Might take going to a con or a couple meetups, but eventually you get added to a chat that leads you to other chats
@cryptids I'm plural but I don't post about it often.
@cryptids You can pick through my follows, I follow quite a few and I'm one myself.
@cryptids you are definitely not following the right people (i mean, besides me, tho not plural anymore). a bunch are on my timeline tho
@cryptids you are DEFINITELY following the wrong people.
@cryptids ๐Ÿ”˜ | We're also here.

@cryptids

โšช we're both! All of us are non-human, though only Hubble is specifically under the therian label. I'm voidkin afaik.

@cryptids
I'm here, I'm queer, I wag tail!!!! (not plural but hopelessly )
@cryptids I have heard plural peeps sometimes refer to themselves as a "system" . Would the hashtag "PluralSystem" be of any use?
@Catwoman69y2k Maybe! But this post has already gotten way more attention than I thought it would  

@cryptids Can confirm what other people are saying: there are lots of therians, plural systems, and therian plural systems on Fedi, you just have to find the right corners! I guess a lot of us have cryptid tendencies or something :P

Also, hi, queer therian speaking (but not plural, that I know of).

@cryptids hello! While we don't use the label therian, several of us are literally creatures of some variety!

(Also hi I'm transmasc)

- ๐Ÿ’™

@cryptids waff waff! โ€‹โ€‹
@cryptids packmates.org is an instance for therians. but it doesn't have a publicly browseable feed or user list
@cryptids boosting because yeah, considered my feed you probably don't follow the right folks ^^ (Plural and uhhh let's not answer that now here)
@cryptids boosted bc thatโ€™s like a solid quarter of the entities on my tl lol
@cryptids Probably not following the right people! I am absolutely surrounded by them (and I'm a therian myself โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹โ€‹)
@cryptids hiii,,,
<-- both
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@cryptids i'm wolf (singular)
@cryptids I know I have a few that follow me here, so I gave ya a boost. Hopefully you will find your people.
@cryptids I don't talk much about either of these things on my own account but I am both and occasionally comment on posts about either.
@cryptids We are not therian, but we are otherkin and plural as fuck. So follow us if you wish. we mostly boost, finding what to post about as far as original stuff can be difficult at times. But hi. Waves at you with a wing. -- Altheda/Lillianna/Bri
@cryptids we'll be in this number once we set up our weirder even more magical and less alert account, there are some around but they are pretty scattered it's sad.