Post #2056050

2022-11-04 03:50 UTC

something i&#39;m noticing with mastodon is that clout-chasing culture is so far almost nonexistent here. you know that birdsite dynamic where people who think of themselves as bigger just straight-up ignore thoughtful interactions from people whom they perceive as smaller? as though they&#39;re better than you, and interacting with you might reduce their cachet? SO glad to be rid of that toxicity for the time being. hopefully it doesn&#39;t migrate here once the famous people catch on. 🙄

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@LinuxLegend@fosstodon.org 2022-11-04 04:27

@hilljam@mastodon.social They may migrate, but they'll have a hard time adjusting when mastodon is a vastly different platform than what they're used to. I would happily block them without a second thought if they behaves arrogant or rude. We value a lot of personal connections on mastodon, Fosstodon local feed is my favorite by far, just a lot of friendly people to chat with during our daily lives. :ablobcatheart:

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@shoq@mastodon.social 2022-11-04 04:37

@hilljam@mastodon.social Yeah, but again, I caution that Twitter was like that in the early days, too. It changes with bigness and the arrival of the professional brands in big numbers.

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@Reina@antabaka.me 2022-11-04 04:45

@hilljam@mastodon.social My experience using other small sites like AniList and Kitsu is that newcomers tend to be scared of people with a lot of followers and/or that gets a lot of likes/comments. Often feeling like they're not worth their time. Which really sucks tbh.

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@ikke@social.joostagterhoek.nl 2022-11-04 08:22

@hilljam@mastodon.social YES this has been my experience on Twitter as well: following people is fine but as soon as you try to interact with high-traffic people, you are usually ignored or only 'liked', which is an entirely empty reaction. Also: counting likes, retweets etc., just makes your monkey brain focus on the numbers. Here, there is entirely no pressure, and REAL interaction.

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@R0B0_G0D@retro.pizza 2022-11-13 11:53

@hilljam@mastodon.social Thinking about this...isn't a partial reason for that non-response down to sheer volume of responses they receive? Think about how much time it would take you to simply acknowledge, say, 300 responses individually. You'd be hard-pressed to do that once, let alone continue that across a month's worth of posting. Having actual conversations....you'd run out of time very quickly. Small wonder celebrities hire people to do that for them.

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