@chrisaldrich do you have any thoughts on which Mastodon instances are worth looking at?
Update: actually, I think I’ve already found a few that make sense. I just forgotten that I signed up for them!
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There are now so many that it’s difficult to filter through them and choose. I appreciate mastodon.social as the one that Eugen, the originator, set up as I suspect it’s likely to be one of the longest lived. http://indieweb.social/ has a solid IndieWeb focus and community around it. I’ve heard mostly good things about https://scholar.social/ from academics, though I hear that they’re not fans of cross posted content from other places, including syndicating content from your website. Be sure to read the community guidelines for whichever you do join as some can be quite quirky.
That is very helpful! I didn’t know about the history of mastodon.social nor about scholar.social. Thank you for the tip about checking the community guidelines too.
social.coop is another that seems stable, active, and feels like it will continue to last a while.