I recently tried to join Mastodon, and like Twitter before it, I don’t understand the premise. You follow individuals instead of topics, and if you try to follow hashtags they change on a whim all the time so you’re unlikely to get relevant posts.

Am I missing something, or is the purpose just to shout your opinions into the void? Could any Twitter/Mastodon users explain it to me like I’m 4?

  • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    The only use I’ve ever had for Twitter was THE public place to post notices on the internet. Bands, comedians and other touring performers could post concert dates, etc.

    The end of that Sparah commercial from Virgin Mobile “I’m so confused” “That right there? That’s a tweet. Tweet that shit!” is mostly what actually happened though, which is why I didn’t have a Twitter account for long.