Hi there,
maybe I can give you a hand in understanding the #Fediverse a bit better?
Think of it as a completely new school with many different classes and thousands (more than 14 mn, as of this weekend) of fellow students.
You are new to this school.
BUT in contrast to your old school, most people here are really friendly. So, if you ask for help, they will help you.
As in RL, there are also some really dark alleys, but if you don't search for them, usually your instance's (aka...