Hello internet, I've been lurking for a while but let's try an #introduction.

[pompeian@social.coop]

Hello internet, I've been lurking for a while but let's try an #introduction.

I'm a recovering tumblr girlie (does fandom exist on mastodon? for better or worse?) who likes #reading, #knitting, and cross-country #skiing as soon as there's enough snow here the #PNW.

I believe in tech that helps build a more liberatory future and want to know what abolitionist, anit-authoritarian #datascience might look like.

[kerravonsen@mastodon.au]

@pompeian Fans certainly exist on Mastodon, but if any of y'all find some good #Fandom hashtags to follow, please tell me...

But, yes, my impression of Tumblr is that it is *very* fannish; one of the more fannish places around.

But, y'know what they say "If you build it, they will come."

[nullnomore@mastodon.social]

@pompeian - I like your shoelaces

[pompeian@social.coop]

@NullNoMore thanks I stole them from the president 🤡

[amgine@mamot.fr]

@pompeian

Yes, fandom, search relevant hashtags for discovering threads and fandoms, as well as groups (I think this means there are likely fandom groupies?)

I am with on reading, knitting, and xcountry when there's enough snow. But I live on an island on the left coast of Canada, and most of the snow is up where the fall-off-rocks-on-skis people go, not the prefer-level-groomed-trails-and-cocoa places.

[kessleragain@mastodon.social]

@pompeian I’m a still tumblr girlie trying to return to posting. I’ve found mastodon very welcoming, especially if you can find the right hashtags for what you’re looking for.

[pompeian@social.coop]

@Amgine I too prefer not to fall off rocks on my skis! If anything else my knees can't take it. I've been on a bikepacking trip to Vancouver Island before though and it's gorgeous out there!

[nuria@chaos.social]

@pompeian welcome!

[lookitmychicken@blorbo.social]

@pompeian there is some fandom on the fediverse. What fandoms are you looking for?

[venite@wandering.shop]

@pompeian hi!!!

[fancityknits@troet.cafe]

@pompeian

There is quite a knitting community on here, welcome to that

[lalah@sakurajima.moe]

@pompeian there are lots of anime and gaming fans but not much shipping if that's what you mean. the ships and shipping hashtags were mainly boats and mail last time I checked.

[amgine@mamot.fr]

@pompeian

Yes, it is! (said both smugly and a bit awed.) Nowhere is perfect, but the island is as good as I have found. Now if only everyone *else* did not find it as lovely as I do…

[inherentlee@flipping.rocks]

@pompeian fellow pnw person and knitter here :)

[neckspike@indiepocalypse.social]

@pompeian Yes there is! check hash tags for your fandoms and some of the fandom focused instances are blorbo.social and fandom.ink

[drjlecter@beige.party]

@pompeian welcome!! I wished there'd be more fandom here! I found a little star trek corner but nothing compared to tumblr fandoms or the good old ancient twitter fandom. Although I do suspect there're many fandom people on here by now who think they're alone between the tech and photography nerds. But proper fandom squee and shipping doesn't seem to exist here. Which is sad. What's your fandoms?