Tiyenti

i've found the one i'm on right now is too small to be usable and i'm running into some other problems with it, but the search for a new home is proving to be kind of a pain; pretty much everything that i can find either feels like it's targeting a broader demographic than what I'm looking for in a community, or, on the opposite end, feels too specific, where at best I might feel like I kind of sort of fit into the target demographic by like... technicality? but I don't really identify strongly with that group so it's kind of a wash regardless?

seems like there just Isn't a well-adopted speedrun instance on there, so, getting something that feels personally relevant seems out of the question. my options at this point are basically between a general gaming focused instance, of which there are a handful, but none that appear super culturally similar to me; or a more tech focused instance, of which there are many, but I don't really consider myself to be much of a tech guy so it's like. i dunno.

i'm not really sure what my preferred poison is, since I would like to find a community with similar interest overlap to myself while also feeling relevant... unfortunately the "find the right instance for you" talk doesn't really apply if the right instance is kinda just, uh, nonexistant lol. i'm probably being a bit too picky here but it is kind of unfortunate that i'm just not in well represented demographic there so i can't make use of the platform's selling point as easily.

i'm gonna have to figure something out but not sure what the best option is. since I would ideally like to find something that feels more permanent so i don't just go instance hopping again in like another two months lol

mainly just to keep options open for people to get a hold of me, if nothing else. but the sheer amount of choice leads me to want something overly specific, like having an instance that's general purpose but NOT catch-all (i.e. aimed at a specific group of people with a common interest, but people can talk about whatever), but also of course it has to actually be relevant to my interests as well, and hopefully would have some staying power so it doesn't die suddenly without warning

shame that theabsolute.plus doesn't have a fedi instance anymore otherwise i'd probably just go on there tbh, though an instance dedicated primarily for the TGM community is probably not in particularly high demand so i understand why it didn't work out. finding something that does exist is a massive pain in the arse though, there's far too much choice, so i either have to settle for a big catch-all place or try to slot in somewhere that I don't really fit. probably the biggest issue with that platform as far as adoption is concerned.¹

i'm internally debating whether or not I should sign up on fgc.network given that I respect the FGC a lot, so it seems like it'd be a decent place, but I don't actually play or follow fighting games much myself². I don't particularly need a fediverse instance given that the speedrunning folks - the broader community I still feel most adjacent to even if I don't speedrun much anymore - seem to be jumping onto here instead, but it's possible that not every community is gonna end up in the same place so. kinda want to have contingencies in place for that just in case twitter truly does kick the bucket (and i want to use it less anyway)

2022-12-25 update: not making a new post about this since it's pretty inconsequential (and I have no base here yet anyway), but I decided to go for it; i'm on the fediverse at @Tiyenti@fgc.network now. not sure how much i'm going to use it, but i guess my have my options covered in that part of the internet now too. feel free to follow me on there if you want as well, i suppose.