Followed a bunch of (mostly new) people.
Realized that the thing that stopped me from using the birdsite - constant negativity and drama and people dunking on each others tribes - was starting to happen here too and making the site less appealing to me.
Went ahead and unfollowed every single person that was making my feed unpleasant, whether by themselves or by boosts.
I'd rather have a feed that has no updates in an hour, than one that has fifty updates and half of them bad for my #mentalhealth.
@digital_carver yes, I can't be bothered with these people, I unfollow, and if they are on my own instant, block so they don't fill my local feed. Twitter got so full of negativity in all kinds of ways, I'm determined this will be different for me. #selfcare #positivity #TwitterMigration
Same. It's taken me some conscious work to realize that these shoutfests are not as important or widespread as the (loud minority of) people engaged in them make it seem. It's so easy to get pulled into them and away from the positive constructive stuff that's also going on at the same time.
I've started to think of social media in terms of the Buddhist concept of Sangha - as in, curating your own circle of people in a way that helps you keep an eye on what's important, and lets you grow as a person.
Mastodon helps with that by
(1) not having an algorithmic feed that shoves hot button topics in your face, and
(2) giving you a lot of controls in what you see and interact with.
But it's still upto us to actively do the work, and create our own soul-nourishing Sanghas.
#socialmedia #mastodon #fediverse #buddhism #sangha #positivefedi #selfcare
@digital_carver I absolutely agree. We are not obliged to listen to or interact with anyone we feel does not improve or expand our internal peace. I am not Buddhist - I have no formal religion - but I appreciate a lot of the teachings.
#socialmedia #mastodon #buddhism #sangha #selfcare