A kind observation that exclusively calling this place "Mastodon" has a bit similar energy as saying "I just sent a GMail."
"Fediverse" (or "fedi") is a more inclusive, general term.
Mastodon is just one of many software projects that talk to each other to create this multi-instance social network:
https://axbom.com/fediverse/
(kudos to @axbom for this fantastic infographic!)
There are blogs, Reddit-like communities, video instances and many more, all part of fedi.
@rysiek Did you just edit? o.o
That's cursed!
@Azarilh I did, trying to make it sound less "I'd like to interject"-y. No need for the tone to take the focus away from the message
@rysiek I just didn't expect it was possible to edit, like it's not possible on Twitter.
@Azarilh welcome to the brave new fedi world, my friend!
@rysiek Thank youuuuuuuuuu
How do people use these custom emojis? o.o
Is it based on the Mastodon instance?