@ScienceGirl Very much! Although I suggest finding a smaller server than mastodon.social - it's grown so large it's actually causing performance issues. If you're old enough to remember BBSs and usenet, Mastodon reminds me very much of that. Find a "home" BBS (now mastodon server) where you like the sysop, community, & rules, but still access the rest of usenet (now fediverse) and follow/talk to people on other servers. Local yet global. Also browse interesting hashtags to find folks to follow!