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Leveraging modern internet to socialize? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/autism@lemmy.world
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Hi, since I've started using Lemmy, I've been running into the same people and having something approaching a relationship with them--even if it's mostly imaginary.

It got me to wondering if there's a community or form of community available on the internet that I haven't tried yet that might actually lead to something approaching having friends.

So far Discord has been extremely meh; but I've heard of Mastodon and Peertube and Matrix and all kinds of weird stuff that is outside the mainstream.

Anyone have better success with different protocols?

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[–] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I agree re: Mastodon. It does allow you to follow people, which Lemmy lacks. But I've made deeper* connections here then there.

*still quite shallow, but I know a bit of their personal life, while in mastodon, not.

I think getting to know people requires unstructured chat and some sense of privacy (or at least not metaphorically shouting from the rooftops).

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

    Oh, hey, are you the guy that said you'd be my friend? I think maybe voyager let me note that, but the desktop does not.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 month ago

    Not sure, but I'm game. You can never have too many friends and I certainly could use one. I remember us talking about jobs, friendship and diagnosis.

    The note feature of Voyager is on the client, so it doesn't get syncd with other interfaces.

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