Post #495497
2026-03-01 14:35 UTC
Replies (39)
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@fox@social.hostnetwork.xyz 2026-03-04 10:22
@smallcircles@social.coop I honestly don't even know how to describe it
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@FlashMobOfOne@mstdn.social 2026-03-01 14:38
@smallcircles Cozy village, mostly. Having non-standard opinions on some things sometimes gets me into tussles with people, but that's very rare as I'm quick to block people who are jerks or don't approach in good faith.
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@msbellows@c.im 2026-03-01 14:48
@smallcircles To me the fediverse feels like an accidental but useful overlap of only-slightly-convergent universes – a region where aliens can go to communicate with each other before returning to their own dimensions. (Really, that's how it feels. How else would you describe a place where antipodean flaneurs can hold convos with Dutch furries about toaster repair?)
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@sruba@kolektiva.social 2026-03-01 14:48
@smallcircles Like a huge self-sufficient green agglomeration of cities with cozy places all around
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@Glatorius@troet.cafe 2026-03-01 14:55
@smallcircles A city. There's too much different stuff for a village. :) Also the Left and tbe Green party of my country are here which would sadly be pretty unusual for a small village in my parts.
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@benjamincox@writing.exchange 2026-03-01 15:05
@smallcircles @Tattooed_Mummy …a bustling convention about topics I don’t fully understand and I’m the only one not cosplaying. 😰
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@greem@cyberplace.social 2026-03-01 15:17
@smallcircles Like a massive space habitat where beings of all types from everywhere in the universe come and go as they please, and are permitted to Just Be. Rather like Iain M. Banks' Culture civilisation, but less manipulative.
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@ArtHarg@mastodon.nl 2026-03-01 15:20
@smallcircles Something like the Deep Space 9 space station.
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@u0421793@toot.pikopublish.ing 2026-03-01 15:28
@smallcircles definitely a Other
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@nelfan@gotosocial.social 2026-03-01 15:34
@smallcircles Some kind of gathering camp somewhere along the Mediterranean coast with lots of mindful people aiming to build a new harbour where endless progressive evolution will be possible.
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@delafin@climatejustice.social 2026-03-01 15:43
@smallcircles a sane asylum
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@sjcooke66@mastodon.social 2026-03-01 15:47
@smallcircles A metropolis; I was born in London, not far from the Docks, and my MastoNerds are all different people unlike the sausagemeat populace of Meta etc. There are quiet corners and bustling thoroughfares here for choosing where you are comfortable.
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@Crowjane@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-03-01 15:51
@smallcircles You know how Charles Shultz let us know that happiness is playing the drum in your own school band? It’s like that.
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@jztusk@mastodon.social 2026-03-01 15:52
@smallcircles College dorm, freshman year. Various freak flags are fully let fly, and there's a lot of "OMG you too? I thought I was the only one."
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@Gustodon@mas.to 2026-03-01 16:03
@smallcircles Thriving Garden
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@RolloTreadway@beige.party 2026-03-01 16:11
@smallcircles Fedi (feeee diiiiii) is coming like a ghost town. All the clubs have been closed down.
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@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party 2026-03-01 16:14
@smallcircles I experience the Fediverse as a stimulating conversation by witty, engaged, interesting, and often atypical people.
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@darby3@zirk.us 2026-03-01 16:26
@smallcircles aimless road trip
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@urbanfoxe@mastodon.ie 2026-03-01 16:28
@smallcircles The Restaurant at the Edge of the Universe.
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@admin@mastodon.slightlycyberpunk.com 2026-03-01 16:32
@smallcircles Mine's gotten a bit *too* busy...so I've started muting the folks who never add alt text :)
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@pattykimura@beige.party 2026-03-01 16:34
@smallcircles A strange fascinating party with lots of different pods with wildly different conversations or lectures or readings or music or gallery shows or cooking or comedies or what have you all going on, and everyone welcomes you in.
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@cubeofcheese@mstdn.social 2026-03-01 16:51
@smallcircles agora. It's not where everyone is at, but it is concentrated and focused and where important discussion is happening
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@OohOkayKay@beige.party 2026-03-01 16:51
@smallcircles A cozy village that has a too many idiots sometimes. But at least they're funny idiots.
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@OhMrBill@techhub.social 2026-03-01 16:59
@smallcircles Interacting digital planet for humans. Bill
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@kibrika@toot.lv 2026-03-01 17:22
@smallcircles My social bubble. It's cozy village + my interests + a few foreign eccentrics.
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@simon@gotosocial.grnwds.uk 2026-03-01 17:27
@smallcircles Really odd party.
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@Lkdc@dmv.community 2026-03-01 18:44
@smallcircles I experience it as a village that I can see is cozy for the people who truly belong in it, i.e., tech nerds with comfortable bank balances. For me, it's a nice place to visit, but it's slightly uncomfortable because many people just assume that everyone has the same access to tech and money. Too often, advice is given that would be helpful only to people who have high-speed internet, lots of gadgets, and disposable income.
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@iced_spiders@mastodon.online 2026-03-01 18:58
@smallcircles More like a train station or airport. I'm passing through and see many other people I wouldn't otherwise. Some people spend much more time here than others and it shows.
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@glc@mastodon.online 2026-03-01 19:03
@smallcircles Pedestrian zoned street with a bunch of cafes, in the downtown area of a polluted city.
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@potterybyosa@mastodon.social 2026-03-01 19:13
@smallcircles digital subculture for nerds, weirdos and other misfits.
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@fskornia@glammr.us 2026-03-01 19:23
@smallcircles I see it as a busy city with cozy neighborhoods. I generally live in my home feed, so I'm really only seeing and interacting with what I aim to follow and the various communities there. Occasionally I'll look at the public timeline and see all the bustle and activity but will find something new to follow, like going downtown and finding a new restaurant or hangout spot.
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@iwein@mas.to 2026-03-01 19:36
@smallcircles underground rave
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@ernstdemoor@mstdn.social 2026-03-01 19:42
@smallcircles great source for news and regulations
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@oblomov@sociale.network 2026-03-01 19:54
@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
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@adavid@aus.social 2026-03-01 20:09
@smallcircles Interconnections of villages that I consciously and selectively build.
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@clawfulneutral@soc.port0.org 2026-03-01 20:56
@smallcircles DS9 Promenade / Star Wars Cantina
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@dahukanna@mastodon.social 2026-03-01 21:32
@smallcircles Community of interest/hobby/makers pace with “coffee conversation”.
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@geoffduncan@mindly.social 2026-03-01 21:40
@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.
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@mikeymikey@hachyderm.io 2026-03-01 22:19
@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