I think the thing I appreciate most about #Mastodon is it reminds me of a mashed-up #80s #BBS + #Usenet in two key ways
* You have your "main group" of folks you generally BS with, but can branch out deeper and learn from an entirely new set folks on a core subject at any time
* I can be my real self online because I have absolutely zero concern that any #family / #work mate I may offend will ever see anything I post here
Those are things I didn't realize I missed 😁