Mastodawn

RE: https://mastodon.social/@_elena/116368379234020589

here it goes:

what surprises me about the #fediverse is the diversity of ages. am turning 60 and there’s A LOT of folks here 10-20 years older.

so if #Mastodon #Lemmy #Pixelfed aren't just scripty kids but also grandparents, who’s here?

people finding their communities without shitty techbro algorithms.

the fediverse is a new era of #Luddites. we are not here to serve the interests of capitalists. we’re here for the #anarchy of community; because celebrating our Humanity is punk as fuck.

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DFX4509B (Joshua Mason)2d ago

@blogdiva I'm in my early 30s, for whatever that's worth, and I mainly use the Fediverse for posting cute art I make, or at least that's what I use Friendica, Mastodon, and Pixelfed for primarily.

The Fediverse is sorely missing a DeviantArt equivalent, though, as I've effectively abandoned my 16-year-old DA account at this point; I'm keeping it around for posterity, but I'm no longer actively posting there and haven't really been active there for years now.

I recently updated by bio on there to acknowledge this and point to the places where I actively post now, those being Blacksky, Pixelfed, Mastodon, and Friendica.

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ArmageddJen

@dfx4509b @blogdiva I think this is because, at least from what I've seen, a lot of folks here don't differentiate their art styles/types. They don't say "here's my art and over here is my secret, sexy art". They just post all their art in the same space and CW when appropriate.

That, coupled with how easy it is to create a second account on a separate instance for those who DO want the separation between their regular posts and their niche posting, is why I think there aren't those separate spaces all the time. No corporate overlords around here asking for things to be "cleaned up" so they can attract more advertisers/ "protect" the children. Your instance/admin either allows those posts or they don't. Simple as.