Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet.
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@jrconlin Thank you for the advice. I like the idea of mass adding people then slowly removing if I want to later. Should get some good content. Everyone here has been super helpful, I really appreciate it
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@IngloGamesDev Thank you for the recommendations and the welcome!
@withinity @IngloGamesDev OH, hi yep welcome!
Other handy thing is just to find someone you think is cool, pull up their following list and just go down it. Odds are decent that someone you think is cool or otherwise respect is, likewise, following cool people.
Oh and Mastodon has no algorithm and people tend to toot less frequently, so you'll likely wanna follow more people than you would on Xitter or whatever, to get a similarly conversational vibe.
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
[ US centric post ]
"cool nonprofit" is in the eye of the beholder, but in the US, most nonprofits are required to file a tax return called a form 990
eg, if you search for say the Southern Poverty Law center, you find
https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/630598743they have almost US $ one billion in the bank (!!!!) and the CEO is paid almost half a million dollars
so maybe not that cool
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity welcome!
I recommend searching hashtags of anything you are interested in. Once you find your people, you can see who they interact with, to see if you are interested in their posts, too. I know nothing of gamedev, except from reading the book Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin.
It was easier for me, because I migrated from the birdsite and already knew a lot of people here. I still looked for posts with keywords like art, books, politics, all of the sciences, history, etc. (I have a very wide range of interests.)
I hope you'll stick around. It took me a while to get a great feed, but once I followed enough accounts, it really shaped up. I love how smart, witty, and insightful the people are here. A whole social media platform of people who are well-informed. And almost anyone here will gladly help.
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@withinity @IngloGamesDev OH, hi yep welcome!
Other handy thing is just to find someone you think is cool, pull up their following list and just go down it. Odds are decent that someone you think is cool or otherwise respect is, likewise, following cool people.
Oh and Mastodon has no algorithm and people tend to toot less frequently, so you'll likely wanna follow more people than you would on Xitter or whatever, to get a similarly conversational vibe.
@glassbottommeg Thank you for the advice. I've been off most social media for a while now, but found linkedin way too soul crushing and figured I need to balance it with something.
Also I love your skatebirb game, once I get a job again I'm definitely buying it! Super cute and fun.
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@withinity welcome!
I recommend searching hashtags of anything you are interested in. Once you find your people, you can see who they interact with, to see if you are interested in their posts, too. I know nothing of gamedev, except from reading the book Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, by Gabrielle Zevin.
It was easier for me, because I migrated from the birdsite and already knew a lot of people here. I still looked for posts with keywords like art, books, politics, all of the sciences, history, etc. (I have a very wide range of interests.)
I hope you'll stick around. It took me a while to get a great feed, but once I followed enough accounts, it really shaped up. I love how smart, witty, and insightful the people are here. A whole social media platform of people who are well-informed. And almost anyone here will gladly help.
@kimlockhartga Thanks Kim Possible :). I plan on being here for a while. There are some really neat people on here.
I am really surprised by how many people suggested people to me. I feel like I have a nice list already
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@synlogic4242 If I never saw another advertisement or AI post again I would live a more enriched life.
Hey fellow gamedev veteran! I used to be writing game engines in OpenGL before the xbox sdk came out hahaha. Nice to meet you!
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@kimlockhartga Thanks Kim Possible :). I plan on being here for a while. There are some really neat people on here.
I am really surprised by how many people suggested people to me. I feel like I have a nice list already
@withinity yay! And love your profile pic.
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
Welcome to Fedi. I only have a small list of follows but @sci_burst do science + culture, including games. @alice is an all-round Fedi star and can be a gateway to lots of others.
@pluralistic is on here and is excellent on all things tech.
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Welcome to Fedi. I only have a small list of follows but @sci_burst do science + culture, including games. @alice is an all-round Fedi star and can be a gateway to lots of others.
@pluralistic is on here and is excellent on all things tech.
@thecasualcritic Less is often more these days. I used to be a scientist! Maybe I still am, but sci_burst sounds cool! The others sound great too thank you
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity@mastodon.gamedev.place
Welcome to the Fediverse.
Mastodon is only a part.
A good place to start is: https://social.growyourown.services/directory
Also https://about.fedigroups.social/directory -
Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity Putting in a gamedev follow recommendation for @JanOrszulik who is making a sweet looking game!
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity
@Hempuli is always doing cool stuff -
@withinity
@Hempuli is always doing cool stuff@phooky Super cool the creator of BabaIsYou is on here :D. Thank you for the suggestion!
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This is interesting, you show up on my feed without image or bio, but I can see them if I go directly to your original post. Must be a bug of the federated--probably no-one here follows you.
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity Be welcome!
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It's a nice part of the country. I've liked most parts of the country I've lived in-PNW, NoCal, SoCal, South.
It's a good place to live in mid-life.
We finally found a half-decent restaurant yesterday. That's the worst about this area, no places to eat out that beat what you can make at home.
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity welcome! I recommended following @auschwitzmuseum, for a bit of grounding each day.
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity hi! Welcome to Mastodon 🫡
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Hi I am new to Mastodon, I don't really know what I am doing here yet. Does anyone know of any cool nonprofits or gamedev people to follow? Currently my feed is just the internet archive. I love that, but it might not lead to a very satisfying experience.
@withinity You can also scroll the profile directory for your home server here: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/directory
If you want some analog games, try https://dice.camp/directory
There are a few nonprofits hereabouts, many of them tech-oriented, like @eff or digital culture, like @gutenberg_org
