AskBeehaw

i used to be super big on mastodon but i'm not a fan of it anymore. there are a couple issues with it I had wrt metadrama, racism and the global timeline that make it not ideal for me personally.

because of that lemmy is pretty much my main fediverse access, and I think the link-discussion based format is the best version of the fediverse

I've been on Masto since 2017. Ran my own instance for a while, but have since joined another instance.

I've been on Lemmy since they were first testing federation, but there wasn't enough activity (aside from lemmygrad bs) to keep me around until more recently.

I have a bookwyrm account that I keep forgetting to update.

I've run a funkwhale instance for a few years, but I don't actively federate with any other instances.

I do have one on kbin, but I don't use it. I think the kbin interface is way better than Lemmy, but I dig the vibe over here more. No shade to anyone, they are both great. Just personal preference.

Edit - I just read your question and it said beyond. Whoops. I had a mastadon account but I don't like Twitter style social media so it was never used.

I've been on Mastodon for several years, most of it on a singular instance (well before the Twitter migration). You definitely have to go looking for your own list of interesting people to follow, and the hashtags are quieter than I'd like, but I enjoy it as a chill place to just hang out and read fun stuff and occasionally have low stakes conversations.

I've tried a few other fediverse services but none have really stuck with me except for probably now Lemmy and Kbin.

I joined Mastodon at the same time you did, and have taken to it as much as I ever did Twitter. That is to say, I waste far too much time shitposting on there.

I tried to set up a PeerTube account on one of the bigger instances (I forget which), but my account was never approved and I forgot all about it.

I've accounts on Mastodon (first serious fediverse account*), PeerTube, Pixelfed, Funkwhale, Friendica (without content), Lemmy (both Beehaw and Sopuli), and Kbin.

*I had an account on Identi.ca 10 or more years ago, but the posts I read were too technical and logical to me at that time, so I stopped using it in favour of Twitter.

I’ve been on Mastodon on and off over the years. Mainly just use it to lurk. Been trying to get into Peertube, but the lack of quality content (for topics I’m interested in at least) has made it difficult. Hopefully that will change as the Fediverse really begins to take off.

I’m new to the fediverse so, while I know this is not necessarily the recommended way to go about things, I identified a handful of instances (one per platform I was interested in) and made a few accounts with the intent of spending time immersed in each of those platforms before deciding which to make my main fediverse account.

Beehaw is my Lemmy exploration account, and I also have an account on one kbin instance, one Mastodon instance, and one Pixelfed instance. In terms of usage so far, I scroll and read the most on Mastodon, but don’t feel compelled to post anything there myself, so I’ll probably use that account for just lurking. I spend a lot less time on Beehaw than on Mastodon, but I feel a lot more comfortable speaking up here, so it’s a strong candidate for my home base account. However, I could say the same about kbin once it has more time to develop and communities start to settle.

One thing I like more about Beehaw than kbin right now is that there are more conversations happening, and on more topics than just the Reddit migration. It feels more like its own thing, as opposed to a landing pad for people fleeing the corporate platforms. For example, right now, my kbin feed is just overwhelmed with Reddit-related content. I can only scroll past so much of that looking for other content before I head over here to Beehaw for a while. That will probably sort itself out with time, and I’m looking forward to experiencing that transition and seeing what kbin looks like on the other side of it.

In general I’m really starting to feel at home in the fediverse, and I’m quite enjoying my exploration of the various formats it has to offer!

I'm on Mastodon but find myself having to remember to use it. I am also still on Twitter as I have a group of people on there that I like speaking to but who aren't on Mastodon yet. Hopefully they will join up at some point so I can get rid of Twitter properly.

I like Mastodon but think my instance isn't hugely active (me.uk), so might have a look at some of the bigger ones. I'm happy that Lemmy isn't hugely hectic but for something like Twitter I would want to see a slightly faster pace

I'm on Mastodon (love it) and lemmy.world. It took a while for Beehaw to send approval, so I started off my Lemmy time there, and it's okay, though it does have the more aggressive tint to its comments section that I"m used to from Reddit.

Just Mastodon and BookWyrm