I wonder if Mastodon is so refreshing to me simply because I don't have breaking news pouring misery into my fucking eyeballs every moment of every day.
@Ratttz Yes, on Twitter one follows news sources, and people who tweet about news, and one tweets about news, and then one is driven mad by all the news.
@ChuckBaggett On some level it's warranted, like, the world is a complicated place with a lot happening in it, and my personal relationships with writers, editors, and activists means I'm hip deep in it a lot of the time, -but-...It's probably just an unhealthy level of engagement, long-term.