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@julieofthespirits he’s making deals, you see

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@julieofthespirits he’s making deals, you see

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@julieofthespirits I mean, I like him?

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@julieofthespirits I mean, I like him?

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@julieofthespirits god even remembering the first movie *hurts*

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@julieofthespirits god even remembering the first movie *hurts*

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Since my Mastodon presence seems to wax and wane and I seem to be in a waning phase (I’ll wander back eventually, I always do).

If you like talking or shooting the shit with me here, I’d love to connect elsewhere? Text, phone, e-mail, another app, paper letters, whatever.

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Since my Mastodon presence seems to wax and wane and I seem to be in a waning phase (I’ll wander back eventually, I always do).

If you like talking or shooting the shit with me here, I’d love to connect elsewhere? Text, phone, e-mail, another app, paper letters, whatever.

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@sim ooh, that does sound relaxing.

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@sim ooh, that does sound relaxing.

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What cozy media are you seeking solace in right now? I'm watching Laid Back Camp, which is an anime about high school girls who like going camping and understand that a major part of the magic of camping is cooking.

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What cozy media are you seeking solace in right now? I'm watching Laid Back Camp, which is an anime about high school girls who like going camping and understand that a major part of the magic of camping is cooking.

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@Rhodium103 “this is why Bluesky is BETTER” posts are about as insufferable as their Mastodon counterparts were

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@Rhodium103 “this is why Bluesky is BETTER” posts are about as insufferable as their Mastodon counterparts were

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@johnzajac I think that for a lot of creatives, it’s impossible to ask them to opt for small, static audiences (especially when some people here show up and scream at you for “self-promoting” if you post your own writing) so there are some real limitations in what Mastodon can provide. But yes, if the goal of using Mastodon is for effective closed gardens and I don’t mean that as criticism, it’s unbeatable.

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@johnzajac I think that for a lot of creatives, it’s impossible to ask them to opt for small, static audiences (especially when some people here show up and scream at you for “self-promoting” if you post your own writing) so there are some real limitations in what Mastodon can provide. But yes, if the goal of using Mastodon is for effective closed gardens and I don’t mean that as criticism, it’s unbeatable.

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@huxley Well-put! And I think that last point is really salient. Bluesky was well set up to be *fun*, and the people who made it fun are vigilant about not promoting an asshole culture. Whether that can survive at scale, I’m kind of skeptical. But I’m having fun for now.

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@huxley Well-put! And I think that last point is really salient. Bluesky was well set up to be *fun*, and the people who made it fun are vigilant about not promoting an asshole culture. Whether that can survive at scale, I’m kind of skeptical. But I’m having fun for now.

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@Rhodium103 Bingo. You need to nail everybody’s highly idiosyncratic communication preferences perfectly or somebody comes and argues with you.

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@Rhodium103 Bingo. You need to nail everybody’s highly idiosyncratic communication preferences perfectly or somebody comes and argues with you.

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Speaking frankly, I’ve had *way* more interactions with assholes on Mastodon than I ever have elsewhere on the internet. And granted, I’m a white dude so the level of harassment I get is just a lot less than it is for other folks, so it might be that it just jumps out at me here more. But even so, I’ve had wild swings between the friendliest and most earnest people I’ve ever interacted with…and the most earnestly rude people I’ve dealt with since I was in high school.

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Speaking frankly, I’ve had *way* more interactions with assholes on Mastodon than I ever have elsewhere on the internet. And granted, I’m a white dude so the level of harassment I get is just a lot less than it is for other folks, so it might be that it just jumps out at me here more. But even so, I’ve had wild swings between the friendliest and most earnest people I’ve ever interacted with…and the most earnestly rude people I’ve dealt with since I was in high school.