Hello newcomers! Don’t worry, you can have fun wasting time here just like at the old place. My #mastodonAdvice: 1) use preferences to stop autoscrolling 2) search hashtags you like and follow people who post to them 3) add a photo and brief bio to your profile so people will follow you back 4) don’t worry about the slowness, it’s server overload from new sign-ups 5) hashtag your posts so people can find and follow you 6) there are lots of spreadsheets of scholars by discipline to find people