Michael_Spencer#RandomPoll ~ Does Mastodon have more artists (including musicians) or gamers? Or gamers who are actually artists as well?
I'm just trying to get a read on the kind of ppl this place attracts....
Andrew Roach ✅@Michael_Spencer From what I've seen, we're mostly artists, programmers, and LGBTQ folks.
@ajroach42 Earlier I was seeing a lot of social media folk, writers and musicians as well. What other populations have you noticed? A lot of devs for sure yes...
@Michael_Spencer the "social media folks" are new, and I don't expect them to stick around.
Writers, for sure (but aren't we all?)
Musicians, I haven't seen as much of (but people are more than one thing, maybe I just haven't been talking to the musician side of them.)
Mostly, on my timeline, it's LGBTQ folk and devs.
@ajroach42 Well I'm *raises hand* new social media folk interesting in writing about Mastodon, and I'm not sure if I'll stick around.
I may or may not have a lot in common with devs, LGBTQ or wannabe musicians. I really like how you said we're all writers - that's a neat point.
@Michael_Spencer I figured you were a social media dude from the questions.
I would invite you to spend some time on the federated timeline, and strike up some conversations. So far, things have been super welcoming and friendly.
There's room here for everyone, even folks that are trying to get a story out of it. (Heck, I did: http://ajroach42.github.io/getting-started-with-mastodon/ )
Just... the community is weirder and more idiosyncratic than you probably expect.
@Michael_Spencer
In a lot of ways, I see a lot of tumblr (from 2009-2011 or so) in the communities here.
It's just a bunch of folks that don't have much of a following on the larger web, talking about the shit that gets them excited.
Yesterday, I talked about Star Trek fan shows and Manos: Hands of Fate until 4 in the morning.
I've never gotten anything like that out of another social service.
So, what are you in to? Your bio mentions linkedin, which is kind of worrying.