Complete this sentence:

[oohokaykay@beige.party]

@OhMrBill @smallcircles

FOUND ONE!!

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@darby3 in a good way, though? In an extracting-myself-from-the-ratrace casual walk kinda way perhaps?

[lkdc@dmv.community]

@smallcircles I experience it as a village that I can see is cozy for the people who truly belong in it, i.e., tech nerds with comfortable bank balances. For me, it's a nice place to visit, but it's slightly uncomfortable because many people just assume that everyone has the same access to tech and money. Too often, advice is given that would be helpful only to people who have high-speed internet, lots of gadgets, and disposable income.

[iced_spiders@mastodon.online]

@smallcircles More like a train station or airport. I'm passing through and see many other people I wouldn't otherwise. Some people spend much more time here than others and it shows.

[glc@mastodon.online]

@smallcircles

Pedestrian zoned street with a bunch of cafes, in the downtown area of a polluted city.

[potterybyosa@mastodon.social]

@smallcircles digital subculture for nerds, weirdos and other misfits.

[fskornia@glammr.us]

@smallcircles I see it as a busy city with cozy neighborhoods.
I generally live in my home feed, so I'm really only seeing and interacting with what I aim to follow and the various communities there.
Occasionally I'll look at the public timeline and see all the bustle and activity but will find something new to follow, like going downtown and finding a new restaurant or hangout spot.

[iwein@mas.to]

@smallcircles underground rave

[ernstdemoor@mstdn.social]

@smallcircles great source for news and regulations

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@glc

A refuge from hectic life then? An quiet oasis to escape the surrounding social media traffic and unwind a bit?

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@iwein ha, I like that, thanks.

[mycotropic@beige.party]

@smallcircles

A cozy village with fiberoptic internet and a whole bunch of interesting people with fascinating expertise who retired here or something!

[mycotropic@beige.party]

@mastodonmigration @msbellows @smallcircles

I wore out my copy of "The Chanur Saga" anthology and had to duct tape it. "Chanur's Endgame" anthology is not easy to fine either!

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@benjamincox @smallcircles @Tattooed_Mummy hot damn I hope you find your people here

[mycotropic@beige.party]

@msbellows @smallcircles

I asked about the influences of Buddhist philosophy on Greek Philosophy and was told to read this book which has taught me a lot! I didn't inquire as to the furry or Netherlands status of the suggesting mastodon user but neither status would have changed the expertise I experienced!

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@smallcircles I went with village, but it actually sirens. Sometimes it is more of a city, with much more traffic than I can reasonably follow

[benjamincox@writing.exchange]

@oblomov @smallcircles @Tattooed_Mummy I’ve found some. If I were better at socialising, it would help.

[clawfulneutral@soc.port0.org]

@smallcircles@social.coop DS9 Promenade / Star Wars Cantina

[dahukanna@mastodon.social]

@smallcircles
Community of interest/hobby/makers pace with “coffee conversation”.

[geoffduncan@mindly.social]

@smallcircles
I experience the fediverse a bit like riding public transit: often you meet interesting people, occasionally you meet hostile people, sometimes you meet people in crisis, and you have a nodding acquaintence with some folks almost every time you ride. Most people are buried in their phones. You hear bits of conversations (sometimes a little, sometimes a lot), the infrastructure is uneven and often confusing, and every now and again there is a flood, storm, fight, or someone pulling a weapon.