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@jaz We've had an account for a couple of years, and though we've not (yet) enticed many similar music orgs in Wales to join us, we like the civility here and technical openness. (Especially compared to our previous social media choice; left in 2024 for obvious reasons.)

@jaz #tellEveryone that the posts that show up on my feed are the ones my community wants me to see and the ones I've decided are best for me, with no input from a corporation. I decide what hashtags to follow and what people to follow. People decide what to post, what hashtags to use, and what posts from their feed would look good on mine too. Every timeline is a community project built with love, and no one gets to buy my attention.

@jaz just a lot nicer and friendlier that commercial social media. Here I can focus on the conversation and not have my focus disturbed by ads

@jaz No ads. No algorithm.

@jaz #TellEveryone that the Fediverse is where we are building a new kind of social media, with every server being a slightly different experiment in how to build community. No server has to be right for all people, and ideally everyone can find a server that is right for them.

I joined social.coop in particular because i want to actively be part of a cooperatively run social media, not just benefit from a service someone else runs.

@jaz People are just so civilised here. It’s like being back in the EU again. #TellEveryone #Mastodon

@jaz

Most other social media platforms bring out the worst in me.

The Fediverse encourages me to bring my best self.

#TellEveryone

@jaz No ads, no bloody "influencers", no feeling of competition like you have to amass tons of followers, no obligation to be sensationalist for clicks, OK to witter on about sheep or whatever else I fancy, nice to end up following all sorts of people I would never encounter otherwise, some of whom also like to witter on about sheep. Welsh instance is particularly nice as I live here and dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg so it's nice to practice reading Welsh and even trying a bit of my own.🐂👍

#TellEveryone

Hi @jaz Quand je suis arrivé ici en 2007, j'étais encore sur Twitter (5000 followers +) mais je ne m'y retrouvais plus.
J'avais besoin d'un autre état d'esprit qu'il y avait au début de twitter.
Même si nous ne sommes pas d'accord sur tout (heureusement), ici est un endroit safe pour toutes les communautés, ethnies.
On partage, on se soutient, on s'aide, se réconforte, on rit, on s'émeut etc
Je vois Mastodon comme un Irc moderne et un lieu bienveillant même si tout n'est pas parfait.

@jaz It's the platform we are building together. #TellEveryone

Thank you everyone for the amazing feedback! I know I can't expect too much after posting the question in English, but I'd love some non-English replies...

@jaz 👉 #lovesfedi #allimsayin
#telleveryone

@jaz 👉 #lovesfedi #allimsayin

@jaz I am really enamoured with ~the process~ of the Fediverse. Kind of like watching a tree grow, cycling through seasons, gaining branches, shedding leaves.

@jaz I like the fact that I have a proper timeline, unfiltered by algorithms and I can see everything (if u want to). The fediverse seems so much more like a community where I can follow people I find interesting and fun. It’s also a nice surprise when you keep seeing the same people pop up in your timeline regularly even though you don’t follow them, they are just common mutuals - it just makes it feel like such a close knit community.

@jaz I love the existence of a Welsh server. My Welsh is still so bad I would never dare talk to someone, but I'm finding it easier to read Welsh toots (tŵtau?)

@jaz #telleveryone the diy community is equal to none. The emphasis on repair, the #sewing #mending #visiblemending people, the #solarpunk vibe. People take initiatives, ambitious or tiny.

@jaz The sheer amount of people who take great photos and then, after uploading, seeing the positive responses of others; that's entirely unlike that Other Site where it's constant ragebait and bot activity. More cats too, which is obviously a good thing.

#TellEveryone

@jaz There's no algorithm to determine what I see. I see the posts from the people I follow. Period. #TellEveryone

@jaz
The people, of course.

Every single person in here has made the deliberate choice of stepping out of the beaten track. So pretty much everyone here is self-selected for having the ambition of finding their own path through life.
I 💖 it!

[The flip side is obvious - self-selection has costs in terms of overall numbers, entry barriers, accessibility, etc. Unfortunate, but everything comes with both pros and cons.]

#TellEveryone 📢

@jaz You only really get the "own your own data" thing by running your own server, but that's what I do, so that's what I get.

I know I can't be banned or moderated badly by the whole fediverse at once. I know where my data lives, I know where it's backed up, I know I haven't signed away wordwide reproduction rights to anyone. I know nobody will be inserting adverts or biased selection algorithms because I control what runs on my server.

#telleveryone

@jaz

Good morning lovely 🌹
I never used Social Media until I joined the #fediverse it's a welcoming friendly place.
Full of chatty silliness as well as serious discussion which is done in a sensible adult way.

I have made some strong connections with people across the world 🌎 that I would never have met IRL.

THANKS to all of you, you know who you are ❤️❤️❤️

#TellEveryone 📢

@jaz

There are lost of things that I love about Mastodon, but the thing that saves me every day is the ability to edit posts.... there is a cottage industry among my followers spotting my typos (and also occasional analytical miss-steps) & being able to edit the post is just brilliant.

#TellEveryone

@jaz Mostly nice people and algorithm free. #TellEveryone

@jaz Interesting and intelligent people who talk about ideas, not celebrities. I learn something new everyday from my Mastodon feed. #TellEveryone

@jaz
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Public common good tool in the spirit of Wikipedia I think.
I highly recommended it for the amateur radio operators. A good way to be of service to the citizens and possible disaster recovery organizations like the Red Cross etc. 🙂

I personally like to read from the University professors also. 📚

Excellent way to practice and improve multi language skills.

✅ Ok to use the answer (If judged worthy 😉 ).

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@jaz A real feeling of community and no ads! This is how social media should be. #telleveryone

@jaz People are generally civil even if they disagree with you.
#TellEveryone

@jaz

Self-hosting is the reason I'll never leave, at this point. I found the Fediverse during the beginning of my journey down the online privacy rabbithole. My threat model has changed since those days, and continues to change, and will. The one thing the Fediverse makes possible, that no corporate social media platform can or will, is the reality of being able to host it yourself. Doing so puts your data in your own hands and no one else's.

#TellEveryone #Fediverse #BetterSocialMedia

@jaz knowing that this community is run by the community. ☝🏽

@jaz The diversity of software stacks that cooperate in making it all works, APIs/protocols that anyone can build on (useful/silly bots, clients, servers, alternative UIs, themes, etc).

#fediverse #bettersocialmedia #telleveryone

@jaz Meaningful interactions, even the bot accounts have human folks behind. Even the corporate accounts have nice people behind

@jaz @Em0nM4stodon I make weird music and learned that it had a name and that a whole bunch of like minded folk were doing that here too. It’s called #BonkWave or #NotBonkWave and these are the finest bunch of new friends that I could hope for. I feel like I am home.