A crossdresser’s guide to Mastodon.

Love it or hate it, we all use social media to some degree. It also triggers many of us with anxiety and pushes our buttons. Ever on the lookout for my gurls I am including this for those who need a little help.

I know not everyone is going to be into this. However, if you’re looking for a happier social media place than the dry rotting carcass of Twitter, I would encourage you to use Mastodon. It’s easier than you think.

I’m not going to reinvent the wheel, as Matt does this really well. I can, however add a few good thoughts and ideas about using Mastodon.

It helps to avoid thinking of Mastodon as a replacement for Twitter. It is different. While Twitter could be once thought of as the Town Hall of the internet, Mastodon is more like the street on which you live.

From this street you can, of course, get to the rest of the internet world, but this is a closer community. So, when you post (Toot) you are speaking to the others in your street. When someone searches, from anywhere, they can see your tweet, but if they’re not in your street they’d…