#p0st — Public Fediverse posts

::gentle sigh::

This has been creeping up for about a week, but real life is really impacting my time online. This is a little over two days.

That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and I don’t get anxiety the way I used to when I was on Twitter and Facebook about getting to #T00t / #P0st – I think it helps that Masto will leave things in the same order so I can easily scroll to find posts I’ve already read, and I’ve just totally changed my relationship to social media generally.

So I won’t apologise for late replies/boosts/likes, and they can be little gifts from the past (or is it from the future?).

OMD that #t00t has been a long time coming. Been behind for almost two weeks.

Trying to get to Timeline Zero used to stress me no end – I’m more chill about it now, but still have a preference to clear the deck daily if I can.

#P0st

After mostly being away for three days at a conference, my timeline got up to just under 1,000 unread posts.

It has taken a day and a half of on-and-off scrolling to achieve #T00t, but I just got there.

Time for a nap, I love youse all!!

#P0st

@briankrebs oldest first here. #T00t (or #P0st) is achieved at the top of the timeline for me.

@briankrebs you reached #T00t! Or #P0st!

So, #T00t again, not having really kept up since last time. Definitely calming down on at least mentions of *one* other social network 🤣 and I saw my first use in the wild (i.e. by someone else, 👋🏻 @ne1for23!) of the #T00t hashtag. For those new to me, #T00t or #P0st can be used to indicate you have reached Timeline Zero™. Until now, I was the only one I was aware who used it!

#T00t update - I’ve been pretty well up to date since last post on this hashtag. For those new, this hashtag (and #P0st, although I don’t use that version) marks for me when I catch up after being behind on my timeline. I seem to be able to cope with about 600 posts a day (when dupe boosts are hidden). If I don’t follow back, it’s primarily because I don’t want to overload myself, no judgement on the quality of your content!

@NickGates @smallsco Every time you do after falling behind, use the hashtag #T00t (or #P0st) as an indicator of Timeline Zero so you can keep track of how you’re going!

Hear ye! Hear ye! I hereby propose a new Standard Hashtag™ – #T00t (or #P0st, for those so inclined) – to be used when you achieve Mastodon’s equivalent of “Inbox Zero”.

You’ve caught up on your timeline, responded to, liked, & boosted all the posts you’re going to, & you feel that Zen calm that can only ever last on social media for all of 5 seconds.

Please boost, to waft this far & wide!

(Might be the only time I use a derivative of “toot” for non-gastrointestinal-related posts here! 🤣💨)