Can someone explain to me how Mastodon servers work? Am I not able to just see posts from everyone like on Twitter? What’s the benefit of the server system?

Planning and plotting and searching and waiting. Things I had no idea would be a part of daily life as a business owner. #theacadian #smallbusiness

Diving into the Mastodon madness! Doubling my Twitter fun, 'cause one replacement is just not enough!