Due to popular demand, and the ever-increasing net to explain Mastodon to newbies as every instance is being bombarded with new users...

I've gone ahead and create a video tutorial that should help folks get to grips with all of this platform's particulars:

Intro to Mastodon 101
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W22msAw2zwI

Special Thanks to:
@noelle @Gargron @MillennialDog @Rybark

Are you here from Twitter and have switched instances recently? Don't forget to do the following:

1. Go to https://bridge.joinmastodon.org/ and log out of your old instance, then log in with your new instance so people can find you at your new home.
2. If you left a pointer/invite link on your Twitter account, update it for your new instance/account.