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   vkc // Veronica Explains (vkc@mspsocial.net)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 04:35:56 JST vkc // Veronica Explains

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   So, for new people to the #Fediverse, let me tell you- it's not normally all people talking about the social network itself.

   Back in April, someone described it like it's your first day as a freshman in high school- you're trying to figure it all out, along with a bunch of other people all at the same time. I felt the same way and it feels apt.

   That feeling also goes away as folks settle into routines. Eventually the posts will be about life and not Mastodon.

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     vkc // Veronica Explains (vkc@mspsocial.net)'s status on Sunday, 06-Nov-2022 04:35:57 JST vkc // Veronica Explains

     I think what's making Mastodon intimidating for new people **right now** isn't that it's "different than #Twitter".

     After all, Twitter was different than Facebook, which was different than MySpace.

     It's that it's different **for all of us all at once** instead of the slow drips and drabs that came with learning new systems organically. This is adding to a cacophony and I experienced it myself back in April during my #TwitterMigration.

     Rachel Thorn repeated this.