David Njoku2d ago

Here's a thought that I find freeing. Hopefully, it'll be the same for you.

No one on Mastodon is following *you*.¹ They follow a group of people which happens to include you.

That means you can toot about anything you like and as much or as little as you like. Boost whatever. Don't overthink it; no one is studying your timeline¹.

Thinking someone is following *you* is like a grain of rice thinking it's the reason I'm eating this huge bowl of jollof.

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¹ unless your mum is on Mastodon

Show threadThe Cheekqualizer2d ago
@davidnjoku is "toot" really the official nomenclature for a mastodon post? Is there someone I could talk to about that
Show threadDavid Njoku
@cheekqualizer I still feel embarrassed when I use the word. But, if you think of it, tweet is a silly word too. Just not as silly as toot.
Apr 11 at 5:24pmWeb
Show threadThe Cheekqualizer2d ago
@davidnjoku toot makes me think of a transmission that is not exactly intentional
Show threadDavid Njoku2d ago
@cheekqualizer Well, most of my hot takes really stink 😀
Show threadKibrika1d ago
@davidnjoku @cheekqualizer I think it helps us be reminded not to take ourselves too seriously.
But I mostly use "post".