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If you're not necessarily into twitter's posting format, you might not find it super useful, but I think it's a solid way to provide status updates to friends and people interested in your work, in the same way as Twitter.
The other thing about Mastodon is that instances are often organized around themes, which is a good way to have connections right off the bat with people who have similar interests, unlike Twitter. Especially on active instances with a smaller or medium-sized population, there's a nice sense of community and people will follow you back pretty enthusiastically, so it feels a little bit more friendly.
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As someone who's never Twittered, what does Mastodon have to offer?
Everything seems to say it's Twitter but better, but that doesn't tell me why I should go from no Twitter to a Mastodon.
If you're not necessarily into twitter's posting format, you might not find it super useful, but I think it's a solid way to provide status updates to friends and people interested in your work, in the same way as Twitter.
The other thing about Mastodon is that instances are often organized around themes, which is a good way to have connections right off the bat with people who have similar interests, unlike Twitter. Especially on active instances with a smaller or medium-sized population, there's a nice sense of community and people will follow you back pretty enthusiastically, so it feels a little bit more friendly.