Ancestors

Written by Anasti on 2024-11-03 at 16:57

Hi friends! I have some questions for you as I’m working to gather the last of my evidence on this platform for my social media class essay. First, here’s a picture of me and my mama at the wedding we attended this past weekend. And for the first time ever, I actually went on the dance floor and danced!

I wanted to dance because I’ve done my fair share of just sitting at gatherings, and it makes the time pass by so slowly. So I pushed myself out of my comfort zone, didn’t allow myself the chance to think about being embarrassed, and felt that the fear that comes with thinking about it completely faded as the evening went on.

In what ways do you feel that Mastodon have helped you interact with others about topics that you may not interact with in person? What motivates you to interact with the content/communities on mastodon? What do you think you get out of your interactions? #socialmedia #art #artist #student #MastoArt

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Written by Jeff Miller (orange hatband) on 2024-11-04 at 19:20

@anasti Hashtags have been a way for me to open doors to interests across servers. I found a community around #MakersHour . I see clever and pretty solutions to cloth repair in #VisibleMending . Sometimes people have a blog or video channel with more work of interest, worth linking and thanking.

I have an old friend to appreciate for knowing alt text on images as a practice of kindness and inclusion.

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Written by Anasti on 2024-11-11 at 23:28

@jmeowmeow As I’m returning to some replies and old content to incorporate for my final essay, I’m so thankful for your feedback!! This is such a wonderful comment that will definitely be helping contribute to my thesis discussing the social economics on Mastodon. <3

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Toot

Written by Jeff Miller (orange hatband) on 2024-11-12 at 00:04

@anasti One point about Mastodon which is a little confusing when first joining is that each server represents a residence and a point of view.

The more specific your interests or needs, the more important the choice is. Some servers don't talk to each other for reasons of content or moderation.

Different servers are maintained more or less diligently. Sometimes they shut down. Migration of follows/followers to a new server is at least built-in.

l chose one with people I knew on Twitter.

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Descendants

Written by Anasti on 2024-11-12 at 01:20

@jmeowmeow I definitely agree that it was quite confusing when first joining Mastodon.

It makes sense that certain servers don’t talk to others because this platform is very community driven, so it makes sense that moderators may also have different standards of moderating.

Many people have mentioned their migration from Twitter, I think that’ll be interesting to investigate for my essay as well. Thank you for the insightful feedback as usual!

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Written by Jeff Miller (orange hatband) on 2024-11-12 at 03:12

@anasti Pleased that I can be helpful in building your understanding so you can share it.

If no one has yet mentioned it, you may want to consider the notion of Eternal September as a moment which broke another distributed community in the early 1990s. If a community grows faster than culture, customs, and wisdom can be transferred, it dissolves. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

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