people who aren't on cohost like to say things such as ":/ why would i wanna go there. it doesn't look good"
friends. readers.
i love having a block function that works
More than anything? It's the quality of the interactions here. I wish I were a little better at responding to comments, but I think part of that is the ingrained 'just hit Like' reaction. Nobody gives two shits who you are, what your icon is, or what your general deal is as long as the post is good and the vibe is right.
The mood here feels more 'chill house party with polite strangers' than 'washing machine full of billiard balls' like certain sites where the most abjectly psychotic nonsense floats to the top. I dig it.
Tagging things and going, "Hey! I make cool stuff!" is awesome. I have found so many cool photographers out there that I'd have been anxious about interacting with or even following on other sites - I didn't even know I found photography all that interesting! But check it out. Cohost makes it visible, lets you drift, and doesn't make a big deal out of who you're watching, who you're talking to, what you're liking.
It's the genuine, earnest passion here that strikes me. People just love what they're putting on Cohost and I can dig that rather than laser-targeted shitposts.
...though I will still absolutely shitpost because that's my sense of humour.
This is the first real place I've had any sort of consistent, study audience from my writing, and I've discovered a lot of other writers and artists through this place. To say it's been a boon on my art and my work feels like underselling it.
Plus, it's the only place actually chill about smut, which is a huge bonus if I start making stuff in that neck of the woods again.
