:two_hearts:EuphoriaIt's so interesting seeing all the different types of online personas people create to share with the world. So many of them seem geared towards who they are professionally. I was hoping that this platform would be more about people connecting personally, leaving their professional personas aside, but as long as there's media coverage, there will be people bringing their professional selves along too, which seems kind of sad.
4SiGhT@Euphoria In the end everyone is after the same goal of betterment of the self. Some find their hapiness getting their businesses out there or sharing news coverage. Others are content with just sharing thoughts that we might not feel comfortable letting out normally. As long as the message is positive and gives them a sense of fulfillment then we are all on the same path still.
@4Sight You may find this hard to believe, but some people really /are not/ interested in betterment of the self. In fact, some people are happy to find a safe, comfortable space to just be accepted as they are, whoever they happen to be at the moment without having to hide or pretend or think about the future or who they might be.
I agree about accepting people as they they are, whoever they happen to be. I'd simply prefer to keep a pure, virtual space where no one is trying to sell me things.
I agree about accepting people as they they are, whoever they happen to be. I'd simply prefer to keep a pure, virtual space where no one is trying to sell me things.
@Euphoria I can agree with both of those points entirely. The freedom to express oneself without judgement is paramount as well as he marketing just does not belong and seems to be the opposite of what I have come to perceive this to be
@4Sight 😺 Watching the feed now, though, I realize that there are so many computer programmers interacting here, giving each other tips and just generally networking. Of course people in all sorts of professions could have instances for doing the same thing if they want or need to without being federated to the community at large (if I understand it all correctly). Those would still be personal interactions, though regarding their profession instead of promoting it.
Marcin CieślakAh, so your tie is reserved for your leisure self? Very interesting!
You're the only person I've seen wearing a tie on Mastodon so far. I suspect you're unique in other ways, too. ;)
@Euphoria that's very sweet of you, thanks!
@saper Well, I'm just guessing for now based on what I see you post (I miss a lot, I think) and our interactions. Well, and your photo, of course, which might actually be of someone else for all I know, though I suspect it's really you. :D
@Euphoria Do you know why it is amazing what you write?
The most frequent stint online is "but you have no idea who I really am! How dare you judge me!"
.. and you have simply said the reverse.
Did I say I enjoy those lovely interchanges? (I know I'm vain like hell:)
@saper Aw, you're such a dear.
I've always been a little different. I'm so glad you see it as a good thing. 🤗
Danie van der Merwe@Euphoria and hopefully their interests and hobbies. I don't talk about how my day went online, but I do love sharing articles I'm reading about which I find interesting.
@danie10 Yes, exactly! It's so great to see the weird and wonderful stuff people are sharing over here. To be fair, one can find such things shared on other sites, too, but it seems necessary to sift through so many other types of things first. So much so that I usually lose interest and just leave before getting to the good stuff.
@Euphoria I can see where different Instances may come in - where art, math, stamp collectors may have their own instances and we may use multiple IDs for this. If I post a lot about Steam Engines and Green Tech, you may just want to see my Green Tech posts. I suppose as Maston and its Instances mature we'll get a better feel for how to optimize usage.
HedgeMage@Euphoria I try to separate the two somewhat, but I do both. I don't feel that people interested in my professional activities should have to be part of my personal life to do it.
The hard part is the grey area content and where to put it.
@HedgeMage Maybe Mastodon's good for that grey area stuff. Some of your "friends" might be interested in your professional life, and there might be aspects of it that you want to share with them, whereas you may not want to share personal details of your professional life with professional acquaintances who aren't also friends.
Ironically none of my "friends" are on Mastodon, not even my long time virtual friends, as far as I know. It's nice to be making new friends here.
Ironically none of my "friends" are on Mastodon, not even my long time virtual friends, as far as I know. It's nice to be making new friends here.
Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku@Euphoria I have seen other networks where at some point they have had significant media attention, and had a lot of people coming in thinking it would be "the next big thing" and wanting to get on early. It seems that no matter what, a social network develops a "style" and it really feels that Mastodon is a more "social" social network.
@JigmeDatse Mastodon really does seem more social, Jigme. It reminds me a bit of tribe.net in the early 2000s, but that got too slick & overhead intensive and no one could use it properly anymore so we all fled to other sites, many of us reconnecting on Facebook and forging new relationships with friends of friends. Advertising seemed to be the Tribe killer. The site still exists, but even after all these years it's hard to sign-in and stay on due to overhead constraints.
@Euphoria I never was on tribe.net, or not in a way that really worked for me.
It is still registered, but it appears to not work.
It is still registered, but it appears to not work.
@JigmeDatse Alas, it's been that way for about 10 years now, if I'm remembering correctly. I try it again every now and then, but never get very far.
#Sad #Obsolete
#Sad #Obsolete