@bthall Oh, cool. Welcome to the #Fediverse, @freakboy3742. You're not just on Mastodon\.social. There are other sites running the #Mastodon software and sites running other software ( #GNU_Social, #Pleroma, #Friendica, #Hubzilla) that are also part of this network.

Most people are not obsessed with #Twitter (and we don't all use the #Birdsite nickname). If you watch some tags for the types of content you're looking for, chances are you'll find more of it, though maybe less than you see on Twitter. Smaller network, fewer people, less content.