2026 mastodon is weird

i used to just dump my thoughts in here and i'd get like 2-3 favs and maybe 1-2 people would reply, or not, and that was nice. it was like a small but cozy third place - y'know, you go there to hang out and see what others are up to, maybe have a few conversations, and you leave feeling like you had a good time, even if you were just in the corner staring at your laptop

now i dump my thoughts in here and and it get like a hundred boosts and favs pretty much instantly. but basically no interactions, and the ones i do get feel detached and impersonal. it's like being in a crowded bar, in a way. nice every once in a while, but a bit overwhelming, the conversations are shallow and exhausting because the space is loud and everyone is competing for attention, and i catch myself thinking "i could be at home right now, reading a book"

i never was on twitter, i had my reasons. so i can't say for sure "this is like twitter", but it feels like what i imagined it to be.

oh well