<![CDATA[I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had.]]>I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. It doesn't have the widespread adoption that facebook and instagram have. Its shortform media isn't as attention grabbing.

Now, I'm beginning to understand that this is the point of mastodon. Engagement on mastodon has different rules. It's a bit more effortful. It is actually the greatest aspect of mastodon I think.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/52e27826-4893-42c3-b727-8faba690ea5e/i-ve-been-on-mastodon-for-a-few-months-now-and-at-first-i-was-disappointed-about-how-the-platform-lacked-features-that-other-social-media-had.RSS for NodeMon, 25 May 2026 13:03:00 GMTWed, 29 Apr 2026 16:46:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 14:01:41 GMT]]>@laurencelawlor
I've had more in depth conversations with strangers on mastodon than I've had in years on Facebook and I never really joined any other social media.

I learn about animals, moss, birds, lock picking, and fancy windows here instead of which relative has become staunchly anti-reason.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Cassandra_Complex/statuses/116505346160011891https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/Cassandra_Complex/statuses/116505346160011891Sat, 02 May 2026 14:01:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 13:34:25 GMT]]>@laurencelawlor Agreed.

I love that there's a slight learning curve that serves to keep toxic people from staying. I love the human moderation. I love that 99.9% of the people here engage with each other in good faith.

Mastodon isn't flashy, but it's authentic, organic, and if I ever want slop I know where to go to find it outside of this little oasis on the web.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116138608027346017/statuses/116505238934031449https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/ap/users/116138608027346017/statuses/116505238934031449Sat, 02 May 2026 13:34:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 09:46:26 GMT]]>@laurencelawlor
That is how I feel. It is a "talk to" platform instead of "talk at."

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/geos/statuses/116504342436576610https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/geos/statuses/116504342436576610Sat, 02 May 2026 09:46:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 08:41:03 GMT]]>@laurencelawlor @dgar This. Engagement is actually fun and isn’t drowned in a sea of bots and trolls.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/axeln/statuses/116504085355904849https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://norden.social/users/axeln/statuses/116504085355904849Sat, 02 May 2026 08:41:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:34:09 GMT]]>@laurencelawlor Exactly!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116503822300807789https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Remittancegirl/statuses/116503822300807789Sat, 02 May 2026 07:34:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:15:52 GMT]]>@michael @laurencelawlor

The healing begins

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/TeflonTrout/statuses/116503750388133965https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beige.party/users/TeflonTrout/statuses/116503750388133965Sat, 02 May 2026 07:15:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been on mastodon for a few months now and at first I was disappointed about how the platform lacked features that other social media had. on Sat, 02 May 2026 07:12:29 GMT]]>@laurencelawlor Yes, exactly!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mountains.social/users/michael/statuses/116503737081741109https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mountains.social/users/michael/statuses/116503737081741109Sat, 02 May 2026 07:12:29 GMT