Complete this sentence:

[ernstdemoor@mstdn.social]

@smallcircles great source for news and regulations

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@glc

A refuge from hectic life then? An quiet oasis to escape the surrounding social media traffic and unwind a bit?

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@iwein ha, I like that, thanks.

[mycotropic@beige.party]

@smallcircles

A cozy village with fiberoptic internet and a whole bunch of interesting people with fascinating expertise who retired here or some!

[mycotropic@beige.party]

@mastodonmigration @msbellows @smallcircles

I wore out my copy of "The Chanur Sage" anthology and had to duct tape it. "Chanur's Endgame" anthology is not easy to fine either!

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@benjamincox @smallcircles @Tattooed_Mummy hot damn I hope you find your people here

[mycotropic@beige.party]

@msbellows @smallcircles

I asked about the influences of Buddhist philosophy on Greek Philosophy and was told to read this book which has taught me a lot! I didn't inquire as to the furry or Netherlands status of the suggesting mastodon user but neither status would have changed the expertise I experienced!

[oblomov@sociale.network]

@smallcircles I went with village, but it actually sirens. Sometimes it is more of a city, with much more traffic than I can reasonably follow

[benjamincox@writing.exchange]

@oblomov @smallcircles @Tattooed_Mummy I’ve found some. If I were better at socialising, it would help. 🙂

[clawfulneutral@soc.port0.org]

@smallcircles@social.coop DS9 Promenade / Star Wars Cantina

[dahukanna@mastodon.social]

@smallcircles
Community of interest/hobby/makers pace with “coffee conversation”.

[geoffduncan@mindly.social]

@smallcircles
I experience the fediverse a bit like riding public transit: often you meet interesting people, occasionally you meet hostile people, sometimes you meet people in crisis, and you have a nodding acquaintence with some folks almost every time you ride. Most people are buried in their phones. You hear bits of conversations (sometimes a little, sometimes a lot), the infrastructure is uneven and often confusing, and every now and again there is a flood, storm, fight, or someone pulling a weapon.

[mikeymikey@hachyderm.io]

@smallcircles I hope you do a follow up survey for anyone who voted ghost town

It would be nice if we could help those people find their way or see what can be done in Masto to help

[fwtl@mastodon.social]

@smallcircles How is ghost town only at 4 % ? the lack of an algo mean i got a lot of things i don't like in my tl bc of hashtags i follow and only get 1 in 8 post that i actually like. The rest of the time it's really quiet. i stay here bc i like the project and there are people i like here but to follow the news from where im from and in the world i need X bc nothing gets recommended to me.
An algo is a tool that can be used for good and the lack of one is really big problem for normies

[asbestos@pnw.zone]

@smallcircles

I said "yeah, it's pretty great isn't it"

[asbestos@pnw.zone]

@smallcircles
Some type of con that was going on in a city I am visiting and I just turned a corner and there were all these people all dressed up some as a thing and some cosplaying.
People are speaking all types of shit and I'm sneaking off to look up the slang I don't get.
My friend turns to me and says "Holy shit, the geek level here is higher than the nerd quotient. Don't even get me started on the gender/orientation stuff." "This is a seriously abnormal group of people"

[glc@mastodon.online]

@smallcircles

Not really. There are lively discussions going on in most, often involving politics, in particular. Some similarities with Vienna in 1933. More than one would like, but that's just because 2026 is more like 1933 than one would like.

In some of the cafes they are just playing chess, admittedly, but you make your rounds. Actually the most effective way to keep up with what is going on.

Occasionally a drunk has to be thrown out and someone is monologuing to himself in a corner,

[knwmoon@mastodon.online]

@smallcircles
Bustling village

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@glc ah yes. I like your analogy, thank you.

[smallcircles@social.coop]

@fwtl yes, I'm quite positively surprised at all the good social experiences people have.

> An algo is a tool that can be used for good and the lack of one is really big problem for normies

I don't think that is necessarily the case, more so than that we are dealing with different social networking paradigms. And when people do not realize that, their expectations are off. I call this paradigm #PersonalSocialNetworking..

https://coding.social/blog/reimagine-social/#personal-social-networking

Hopping from #twitter to #mastodon is not just switching to another microblogging platform, that happens to be decentralized. The lack of algorithm gives an opportunity as well as a responsibility in order to get the most out of the fediverse: you are in control and should curate your own feed. By choosing who you follow, you shape your own village, and over time you may nurture it into a bustling city you are part of.

Algo's may help, but it is more Starter packs and app websites that can do a better introduction to fediverse social media.