My First 24 Hours On Mastodon: From Confusion to Connection

I cannot thank Medium enough for hosting an instance on this phenomenal platform.

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At first, I felt shy and nervous

When I first embarked on my Mastodon journey through Medium’s instance, I had no idea what it even was. I could not have guessed that it would be such a whirlwind experience. Just yesterday I shared my initial confusion and curiosity surrounding this decentralized social network in this quick post. Notice the difference in my use of the jargon? I went from calling it a “something something” to using the “proper” slang today. If I can catch on, anyone can.

I Joined Mastodon Because Medium Hosts A Something and Something

24 little hours

Today, I want to tell you about the incredible response I received. It has only been one day of using Mastodon — but the response to my initial posts left me pleasantly shocked and filled with a familiar but long-missing sense of joy. I laughed more in the last 24 hours than I have laughed all year, and it is because of the engagements on…