@tylerwoodwardproject Welcome to the Fediverse! I think you'll find it to be refreshingly more authentic and human here compared to "standard" socials

@blorboclipsy Hi Eclipse and welcome to Mastodon!!! The technical details about how Mastodon works can be a bit much to newcomers, so I'll try not to overwhelm you! The main thing is that there's no algorithm here, so I recommend that you start following a bunch of people and hashtags to populate your home timeline! https://fedi.directory is a GREAT resource for that. Pretty much all of the accounts and websites made by @FediTips are amazing resources, so make sure to check them out and ask them any questions you have!!! There are plenty of other people (including myself) who would love to help as well