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Thinking about how I was born at just the right time to see the rise and fall of what could possibly be the only period in human history...

Thinking about how I was born at just the right time to see the rise and fall of what could possibly be the only period in human history when just about anyone could create indisputable proof of things

By ~2015, nearly everyone had a device on them at all times that could record video

By ~2035 I think there's a real chance that AI will be both powerful and accessible enough such that people could deepfake convincing videos of others doing whatever

I feel kinda blessed, in a way. Life's weird

Wait! Don't leave \sout{Twitter} $\mathbb{X}$ before they validate my \LaTeX fetish!!!

Wait! Don't leave \sout{Twitter} $\mathbb{X}$ before they validate my \LaTeX fetish!!!

Anyway this entire thread is inconclusive and kind of pointless, but unfortunately I promised myself that if I typed something I...

Anyway this entire thread is inconclusive and kind of pointless, but unfortunately I promised myself that if I typed something I wouldn't just erase it like I always do, haha

Also, just in general, cons are very stimulating for me (at least, bigger ones with lots of activity in the common spaces), and I think I...

Also, just in general, cons are very stimulating for me (at least, bigger ones with lots of activity in the common spaces), and I think I get bored too easily at home. It makes me feel kind of like a zombie, like my brain just kind of shuts off and it's hard to get myself to do anything. I always feel like that in my apartment (to an extent that's kind of embarrassing to explain) but going out helps. I'm not sure what it is! I've suspected for a while that I have ADHD but I don't know

Another difference is that, at cons, I'm actually socializing, and quite a lot! It always takes me a while to mentally adjust and get...

Another difference is that, at cons, I'm actually socializing, and quite a lot! It always takes me a while to mentally adjust and get over my social anxiety, but talking to others and getting positive feedback makes me feel really good and boosts my confidence just a little. By contrast, at home, I can go several days at in row without seeing friends (or anyone at all for that matter), and it feels a bit isolating at times

One big difference about cons vs. the average day is that I'm burning WAY more calories. I have to eat ~600 extra calories per day to...

One big difference about cons vs. the average day is that I'm burning WAY more calories. I have to eat ~600 extra calories per day to keep up. At bigger cons, I'm suiting for basically the entire day, and I'm pretty animated in suit, but even then, the difference is surprising. At home, I still exercise every day, but I wonder if it's overshadowed by sitting for 8-12 hours. By comparison, I basically don't sit down at cons, haha, at least not for very long. (I don't wanna mat my butt fur!)

This isn't specific to this recent Anthrocon, by the way; I sometimes get this from other cons too. I'll feel incredible after the...

This isn't specific to this recent Anthrocon, by the way; I sometimes get this from other cons too. I'll feel incredible after the con, and then the effect wears off after a few days. But I often wonder if I could modify my life in some way so I can feel like that more often

I left Anthrocon feeling much more alive than I did before I showed up. Despite only getting a few hours of sleep each night, I left with...

I left Anthrocon feeling much more alive than I did before I showed up. Despite only getting a few hours of sleep each night, I left with tons of energy, both physically and mentally. Normally if my Uber driver tries to talk to me, I freeze up and panic, but I comfortably chatted with them the whole way to the airport. The next morning, instead of lying in bed for hours, I woke up feeling like I wanted to run around, so I went outside and did that. I've been thinking about this a lot lately

I keep thinking to myself, "I'll save the fursuit photos and the shitposts for Twitter and use Mastodon for thoughts and feelings,...

I keep thinking to myself, "I'll save the fursuit photos and the shitposts for Twitter and use Mastodon for thoughts and feelings, introspection, general life stuff, etc. Just to try out something different" but at least ten times now I've typed something up to post here and just ended up erasing it, so maybe this doesn't work for me hahaha

(I habitually selected all the text to erase this one too 🫣)

I don't get post-con depression (if anything, I usually leave cons feeling refreshed), but man, the weather back home feels sooooooo...

I don't get post-con depression (if anything, I usually leave cons feeling refreshed), but man, the weather back home feels sooooooo disappointing after LVFC. I wanna go outside but it's SO COLD 🥶

Something I enjoy about cons is that I'm always on my feet, running around, burning lots of calories. It takes a lot of creativity to stay active at home (especially when it's cold) and I wish it could happen as easily as it does when I'm at a con!

A few years ago I had an interaction with someone where I was kinda awkward, and ever since then, the situation would regularly pop into my...

A few years ago I had an interaction with someone where I was kinda awkward, and ever since then, the situation would regularly pop into my mind and make me cringe at myself. I finally saw that person again and they tried to introduce themselves to me; I told them we'd meet already. They didn't believe me so I described our last interaction. They still didn't remember, and also didn't think it sounded awkward. So basically I stressed myself out over that for YEARS, for no reason 🤦

Basically what I'm saying is, Mastodon feels kind of intimidating to me. But maybe that will improve with time. I might try out...

Basically what I'm saying is, Mastodon feels kind of intimidating to me. But maybe that will improve with time. I might try out different things with how I post here and see what sticks. But I think what I really wish is that we all used something more functionally similar to LiveJournal to complement Twitter

I have other thoughts on Mastodon as a whole, but I'll save that for another time (if ever!) because it's LATE and I need to sleep 😴😴😴

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Anyway, the reason I bring up the character limit is because it's requires a significant amount of skill (which I don't possess) to...

Anyway, the reason I bring up the character limit is because it's requires a significant amount of skill (which I don't possess) to navigate any disagreement or vaguely sensitive topic in an online space where you're limited to just 80~90 words at a time. It's difficult to address nuance or convey tone. Posts get misconstrued; people seem more disagreeable and threatening than they should. It's awful. I never had this problem until I started using Twitter.

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Also, the character limit on Twitter is an outdated artifact! It was originally 140 characters because SMS was limited to 160 and the unique...

Also, the character limit on Twitter is an outdated artifact! It was originally 140 characters because SMS was limited to 160 and the unique feature of Twitter was that it could operate over text messages (the extra 20 were for displaying the username). It got expanded to 280 characters in 2017 (two texts). Now Twitter over SMS is gone and the character limit is meaningless. Mastodon never operated over SMS. So it's confusing that they have a Twitter-esque restriction on post length

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One of my most hated anti-features of Twitter is the character limit. I appreciate getting more space on here, but 500 still feels...

One of my most hated anti-features of Twitter is the character limit. I appreciate getting more space on here, but 500 still feels restrictive (as evidenced by the fact that I'm creating a thread right now :P). Other sites just don't do this. Do you know the character limits for LiveJournal or Facebook? You probably don't because you never hit them. (LJ is 64K, FB is ~32K) On FB I often get into the thousands and people still read what I write. They can also scroll past if it's too long

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And then there's content warnings: I think they're a good idea, but I feel some anxiety over the fact that I have to decide what...

And then there's content warnings: I think they're a good idea, but I feel some anxiety over the fact that I have to decide what gets CW'd and what doesn't. For pretty much any imaginable thing you could post, there will be at least one person who might not want to see it. In my mind it make more sense if it had you write a summary line for every post, *and* the option to auto-expand posts was on by default, *and* if readers could mute by keywords (like "fursuit" or "Twitter", etc)

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Like, I know this platform doesn't reward or draw attention to controversy as much as Twitter (good!) but the stakes for upsetting...

Like, I know this platform doesn't reward or draw attention to controversy as much as Twitter (good!) but the stakes for upsetting someone are much greater, since a silly disagreement *could* result in you (or your whole instance) getting banned from other instances. Every instance has its own rules, and the only safe way to post is to respect the rules of every instance your posts might end up on. For me, that's really stressful to think about!

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I think it could be nice to have another form of furry social media that allows me to connect with people in a different way. Like, maybe I...

I think it could be nice to have another form of furry social media that allows me to connect with people in a different way. Like, maybe I could open more about my life or my interests, or share my thoughts and opinions on things -- these are all things I don't do on Twitter for various reasons (feels too spammy/uninteresting; privacy concerns; fears over accidentally upsetting people)

The thing is, IMO Mastodon amplifies the last of these problems (the others are a "me" problem)

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I haven't really figured out how I want to use this site. With Twitter, I've more or less settled into a posting style that I'm...

I haven't really figured out how I want to use this site. With Twitter, I've more or less settled into a posting style that I'm comfortable with (fursuit pictures + shitposting + occasional kink stuff), but it's kinda unclear how great of a fit that would be for this platform. I don't expect Twitter to die anytime soon, and I intend to keep using it, so my options for Mastodon are essentially:

1) Cross-posting from Twitter
2) Holding onto it as a backup
3) Trying something different

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