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Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by mancerayder on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:33AM (#34666206)
I stopped at having to decide on a server and the specific content of them. Is there a recommendation for HN-like people? i.e. mixes of tech, economics, small doses of politics, etc. in response to articles?
Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by ncallaway on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:39AM (#34666273)
I think you’re overthinking it. You can follow people on other servers, so the actual server you’re on is… not hugely important to the experience.

I’d say, pick any server that’s close enough and just play with it for a while. That way you can get a feel for what it’s like, and you can also see if you end up repeatedly following people from a specific server. If you do, you can move over to that server if you want.

I started on hachyderm.io and it seems vaguely like what you describe, though I also follow a few people from infosec.exchange

Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by EamonnMR on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:37AM (#34666245)
SDF at least ostensibly overlaps with hacker folks, though they ended up on a list of Mastodon servers to join so there are a lot of randoms.
Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by wwarner on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:35AM (#34666220)
fosstodon.org?
Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by MatthiasPortzel on Sunday February 05, 2023 @12:41PM (#34666836)
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Re:Longer Discussions in HN? by sampo on Sunday February 05, 2023 @01:07PM (#34667147)
> The server you join only effects

The server you join effects who are the people who can ban you. Lately, mstdn.science has been banning scientists who have discussed the coronavirus lab leak theory.