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Fediverse, I need you! I could do with more positivity in my timeline.

Do you follow and can you recommend accounts who motivate you (because they inspire you, not out of outrage)?

I’m particularly after tinkerers, or people who break things down and explain how they work 🤗

@thibaultamartin break things down? #compost and #compostodon will show it literally! :)