If someone had told me how much better the communities were on Mastodon compared with what I was used to elsewhere, I wouldn't have believed them. Now I see people on the dying platform who have no idea what they are missing (especially LGBTQ folks). I don't understand my new home well enough yet to be a decent ambassador, but I feel like I have to try.
@vjack
Ambassador for what?
@lucifargundam I guess just to steer people here by letting them know what they're missing. I'm seeing LGBTQ folks pouring their hearts out on Twitter and getting no response (or worse). It just makes me wish I knew more about how this all works.
@vjack
>>I guess just to steer people here by letting them know what they're missing.
<<Users here _have_ been doing that. Usually, people just aren't interested in Fedi because 'its hard' or 'top complicated'. It really isn't, though.
>>I'm seeing LGBTQ folks pouring their hearts out on Twitter and getting no response (or worse).
<< Happens here too. Just easier to navigate to different circles compared to other places.
>>It just makes me wish I knew more about how this all works.
<<Functionally or technically? Functionally, it's really simple. Technically, you might take time depending on your current state of technical comprehension.
@vjack
Well, you're clearly federated - so reach out to others if you have questions. Not everyone will want to help, but that's the diversity of Fedi.
@lucifargundam I'm sure I'll figure it out in time. I think the existence of local instances helps a great deal.