Just made a Mastodon account!

stevefoerster@social.vivaldi.net

@jacadamia @pluralistic Welcome! The best thing for new people to do is just follow anyone who says anything even remotely interesting at first. You can always unfollow again later if it was a fluke.

mhowell@kolektiva.social

@jacadamia @pluralistic welcome. Which of Corys publications list have you read so far?

ukeleleeric@mstdn.social

@jacadamia @pluralistic welcome. Just follow a few hashtags for things you're interested in (or even don't know anything about). No algorithm here - people only see what their friends boost in chronological order. Boost anything you want others to see, thumbs up to say a thank you to the person who posted it. Block the occasional idiot (there aren't many) and mute the ones who post too much for you.

pwloftus@pwl.farted.net

@jacadamia @pluralistic Hi! Enjoy yourself, find what you like, follow your interests.

It might take a little longer to curate your feed, if migrating from elsewhere, but it's your feed to decide.

jacadamia@mastodon.social

@MHowell only Enshittification as of right now

bob@beamship.mpaq.org

@jacadamia @pluralistic Welcome to the NON corprite world!!!

archivescribe@mastodon.social

@jacadamia @pluralistic Welcome to Mastodon! It is a great place to be. I hope you enjoy it here!

jackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com

@jacadamia @pluralistic

Welcome. Here's the rules:

1. You can easily block people, just view their profile and click the hamburger menu on the right – use it freely and often

2. Following people is easy too, as is unfollowing them – do it freely and often

3. Most people start on mastodon.social, but you'll probably have a better time if you find a smaller instance full of people you like and switch to it

4. You must add alt-text to images

5. Actually, I'm lying – there are no rules