I'm going to put this here as a resource for people in case it's useful: I'm a big believer that we need more alternative options for social media to show they're viable, and also foundationally because they have different vibes and tools.
However, I'm also a big believer that it's far more effective for people to make up their own minds about whether a given social media space will work for them than describing it TO them. So here's some tools for doing that with pillowfort.
That's a good way to have a climb around and see how the place works. If you want to see what a feed looks like in practice, mine is here.
If any of that appeals, here's a link to a free rolling waitlist for invites. It typically returns codes in around ten minutes.
And here's a page of tips for getting the best out of the place, on the grounds that anything to reduce the time/energy spent getting used to somewhere new can't hurt.