First post here. Love this concept, but not sure I understand the distinction between different decentralized social networks, or even how to find the right server in each. Is there a community directory? I am looking for academia. If this post is boring to you, sorry here is a kitten.
@kgary Welcome to mastodon. I'm relatively new myself, but I started finding interesting people by using the search. Searching for interesting hashtags also showed who are writing about interesting topics, so that was a good way to find more people to follow. Actually more than a few of those people are from other mastodon servers. Turns out, it doesn't matter because the different servers are not isolated.
@kgary
Forgot to mention - for finding dogs, lots of posts, pics, use some hash tags. #dogs #dogsofmastodon #mastodogs are all out there for your enjoyment.
@design_RG @kgary @PunaisetPimpulat
I've never use twitter before, so this is really helpful! Thanks!!
@kosame Hello Kosako, and welcome to Qoto.
You are very welcome -- I am pleased that my post helped you. 🙇
Enjoy the network and all it has to offer. If you are new to using Mastodon, there's a good guide here: https://lifehacker.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-mastodon-1828503235
Any question, just ask, and someone will try and help out.
Have a good day!