I think what I find stressful about the thought of moving to a new instance is that all of the smaller ones feel like special-interest clubs for people with Life Passions.

I… am not that kind of person. Both my careers are big-tent things that can accommodate all sorts of shifting interests, and so are my hobbies.

So I don’t know what to do.

Thinking about one particular set of pros and cons of early voting by mail:

It makes voting itself much more chill, but on Election Day you get that weird feeling of everyone celebrating a holiday you don’t.

A reminder: if Mastodon strikes you as less troll-infested than other sites, it’s because everyone is actively involved in flagging and shutting down that shit when it appears, not because this place is inherently troll-proof.

It’s not magical immunity; it’s collective action.

Which now includes *you*.