Telling a writer whose entire audience is about to be decimated by twitter collapsing “it’s just social media” is like someone draining your bank account & saying “it’s just numbers”.

Unless you’re already a bestseller, this matters. Downplaying it makes you a cunt.

I don't want to return to the office full-time. I don't want to return to the office full-time. I don't want to return to the office.. ugh. :(

Can we have a closer look? Maybe covid is not quite over and we can continue working remotely? Please?

listen, i'm glad everyone is here/back but platform metacommentary alone won't be enough to make this stick. you need to start posting inane nonsense

what did you eat today. did you see any cool bugs

The most daunting thing for me about joining Mastodon/Fediverse was picking an instance.

Having joined one, a RL metaphor emerges for me: "it's like picking an apartment building."

You need to evaluate the management. Do they respect tenant rights? Is the desk clerk skeevy?

Do you want to live in a big impersonal complex? Or a little boarding house, where people share a lot and have house parties? You can even be a "home owner" and run your own instance (pay the bills, fix the plumbing).