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by JustSomeNobody 1161 days ago
> it's VERY toxic for newcomers who don't fit a specific mold.

I have not experienced that ... at all. Surely this is highly instance dependent.
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hklgny 1161 days ago
I could believe that it's possible to stumble upon an instance that fits who you are and offers a great onboarding experience - but it's far from the norm.

The reason I'm confident saying that is that it's actually by design for the platform. The community is very hostile towards any kind of discovery tools or enhancements that help you explore the network without a direct introduction. Any attempt to provide that functionality is blasted with an intense amount of aggression and shut down.

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hot_gril 1160 days ago
That can be fine if they don't want to be Twitter. But I don't take it seriously as a Twitter replacement.
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nilptr 1161 days ago
Have you considered you fit the mold?
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JustSomeNobody 1161 days ago
I have considered that I don't fit most molds, but I am very observant.
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hot_gril 1161 days ago
Which instance is nice?
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