As one of the main Mastodon developers, I can't promise you that Mastodon will be a complete and exact Twitter replacement for you, but it may fit your use-cases, at least it does for me.
Just keep in mind that it is not exactly the same thing, some core design decisions are different (there isn't an unique centrally-governed website, but many interconnected servers operated by different individuals and organizations) and thus the tradeoffs can be different as well.
While I personally don't think Mastodon should aim at being an exact replacement to Twitter, I do hope Mastodon can be useful to more people wanting an alternative to Twitter! And I know there are lots of room for improvement, on things we do know, and on things we don't.
Also keep in mind that Mastodon is developed by only two core developers payed through a non-profit funded through sponsorship, grants and donations, so please be patient!
Now would be the prime time for any Mastodon admins with servers capable of accepting new users and scaling up to submit them to joinmastodon.org
More info: https://joinmastodon.org/covenant Shoot me an e-mail at hello@joinmastodon.org
Oh look... New people! 👀
Howdy and welcome to #Mastodon 👋🤓
Don't forget to put something in your profile/bios. And be sure to do your #introductions post. Share as little or as much as your like. Um, maybe not too* much. 🤔
Oh! And #hashtags! ☝️ Don't forget hashtags if you want other people with similar interests to find you.
As for me... #food #coffee #WorkFromHome #bicycles #bikes #cycling #ebikes #TheAwkwardCyclist #NotATechie #CityLife #YellowThumbs #indoorplants #plants #hydroponics
FYI for newbies
Twitter has algorithms to get you engaged. Mastodon does not. So in order to enjoy Mastodon you have to take some time to reach out and find content and follow folks that you enjoy. Don't expect Mastodon to send you random popular posts to keep you engaged, you have to curate your own feed. But this is good! It gives you control.
Today I learned that the FBI has an 83-page guide to internet speak...
In moving away from Twitter (to Mastodon) the main thing I feel as though I might miss is Twitter as a news source. Problem solved...
Ukraine’s postal service prints stamp mocking sunken Russian ship, and gets hit by DDoS attack.
Will occasionally toot out a playlist I enjoy while I code... here is my first (of hopefully many, but not overly spammy)...
Welcome to Mastodon...
https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/06/politics/elon-musk-twitter-donald-trump/index.html
Huge fan of Chocolatey... 11 years old !
https://blog.chocolatey.org/2022/03/announcing-11-years-of-chocolatey/
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Cybersecurity. Forensics. InfoSec. eDiscovery. 30+ years of software development. Still learning all of the above every day.
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