I’ve just joined Mastodon, and I’m a little confused about the effect of joining a particular server. If I understand it correctly, I can join any server, but then I can search or follow users and hashtags across all of Mastodon?
If that’s right, then what difference does it make which server I actually join? Does the server determine what posts/news I see without searching?
The biggest difference I have noticed is that you can join a big server, and check out their live feeds, localtab
The content is very generalized, a massive scramble of languages and topics
If you look for a smaller server in contrast, but one aligned with your interests and check their live feeds, local section it is much more aligned with a community
The biggest difference I have seen is community. Big general servers feel like noise to me
Smaller servers feel like communities
Got it, that pretty much answers my question. Thanks.