For many years on many different social media sites and platforms I always felt uncomfortable and anxious and I wasn't exactly sure entirely why. Part of it was definitely privacy, so many eyes on me, especially the company running it, the advertisers, potentially police and governments etc.
However, the latest influx to the fediverse has made me pause and consider what it is I want and need from such a place and it is *community*. Members and mods that care and do their best to keep us safe, folks we can talk to and aren't just here to preach and shout into the void about their causes as great as they might be, I don't care to follow you if that is all you want to do, I want to connect with you and talk to you like an equal.
I have also realised recently I don't care about idol worship or 'heroes', sure it may be good work they do, but I refuse to worship them.