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Re:Twitodon: Finding Twitter Peers on Mastodon by wraptile on Monday October 31, 2022 @03:07AM (#33402811)
It's different because feature-wise all Mastodon instances are quite similar (some might have bigger character limit etc.)

Generally it's best to choose a niche instance so you inherit a community of people with common interests instantly which makes onboarding much easier. For example, I'm on fosstodon.org for free software and photog.social for photography.

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Re:Twitodon: Finding Twitter Peers on Mastodon by Kye on Monday October 31, 2022 @08:57AM (#33405098)
photog.social is an example of where it being independent is both good and bad. Good, because independent. Bad, because it's just someone else's expensive computer.

https://photog.social/@ambassador/109080532230127913

When you settle on an instance, make sure to contribute to its upkeep if you can.

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