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by 8bitsrule 1978 days ago
>inherent in all social networks

Yep. I've been using Fosstodon for a couple months. It's not much different from the others, except that the typical Fosster is at least as tech-focused as HN. Without room for 10-paragraph expositions.

My daily surf starts with topical sites I know will pay off for me from experience. Later I'll quickly scan HN and various subReddit headlines for items of interest. Finally (time allowing) do I drop into xtodon to walk the seashore and see what the waves left.

Some nice days I like to sit and people-watch. Social media's more like mind-watch. Like BBS's did, sometimes the waves leave some useful flotsam. Mostly it's kelp.