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It's been a bit over 3 years since I've joined #Mastodon after the big Twitter meltdown.

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  • It's been a bit over 3 years since I've joined after the big Twitter meltdown. It took me a while to warm up to Mastodon (and to learn how to use it properly), but today it's probably my favourite social network.

    For a while I was using Bsky a bit more, as it reminded me of the good old days of Twitter, but gradually my usage patterns shifted to Mastodon. I still use Bsky (mostly to rant about Bulgarian politics these days), but in my mind Mastodon is my "home" social network.

    There are still some things that I find frustrating (e.g. things like likes and boosts always seem to be out of sync on various clients), but you can't have it all, right? On the bright side - at least I'm sure this network won't be flooded with ads one day…

    Still, I often miss the simple days when everyone was using a single network…

  • It's been a bit over 3 years since I've joined after the big Twitter meltdown. It took me a while to warm up to Mastodon (and to learn how to use it properly), but today it's probably my favourite social network.

    For a while I was using Bsky a bit more, as it reminded me of the good old days of Twitter, but gradually my usage patterns shifted to Mastodon. I still use Bsky (mostly to rant about Bulgarian politics these days), but in my mind Mastodon is my "home" social network.

    There are still some things that I find frustrating (e.g. things like likes and boosts always seem to be out of sync on various clients), but you can't have it all, right? On the bright side - at least I'm sure this network won't be flooded with ads one day…

    Still, I often miss the simple days when everyone was using a single network…

    @bbatsov cool boys (actually myself only) now rant about Bulgarian politics on feddit. In the process of being bridged to bluesky as we speak.

    As my comment shows, I'm also overly excited about all things fediverse.

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  • Welcome Bluesky users.

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    Welcome Bluesky users. I'm not sure what has brought you here, but I'm happy that you're open to change.One tip for you: take a look at @FediTips Read their feed or follow them. Lots of great toots and thread. And suggestions for accounts to follow.#Bluesky #Mastodon #Fediverse