Post 459227 by original_algernon@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #459227 by original_algernon@mastodon.social
       2018-10-10T03:40:25Z
       
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       I’m having trouble figuring out the climate here... when they say, “local” - how local do they mean?  Does “local” mean “toots” are just more likely to be in my country?  Or do they mean that I’m creepily eavesdropping on the broadcasted thoughts of my neighbors (in which case, my “neighbors” are hella weirder than I would have guessed!)  I tried to search “California” and just found a bunch of porn... so erm... Try Mastodon if you’re not into finding porn on Tumblr and find Twitter too erudite?
       
 (DIR) Post #459228 by ravenousbadger@mastodon.social
       2018-10-10T03:42:40Z
       
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       @original_algernon Local has nothing to do with geography. Mastodon is a bunch of separate networks (called instances) connected to each other, and the local timeline just what's happening on your instance - in this case, mastodon.socialIt takes some getting used to