I think the problem with Twitter for me was always that people talk about belonging to communities on Twitter. That's not something I've ever had. I've been on the platform since 2008 and just never fell into a group. I lurk because people attack each other too readily. Honestly, I haven't felt like part of an online "community" since I was active on IRC 15 years ago. While I don't feel a big difference yet on Mastodon, it has more potential than I expected.
@BlueBassist yeah, same here.
I had two accounts on twitter: “professional” and “personal”. But I never felt part of a community in either one. Some of it might just be that my interests are just so all over the place I can’t find my place.
And yet… way back when, I could go to IRC and find a similar group of people in my favorite channels. I dunno if mastodon will do it, but so far it’s been a bit better I guess?
@DrJLCatlett it feels better so far. Time will tell.