People who dislike someone because of their perceived popularity or fame on Masto are wild to me. I don't know what you think life is like for people with over 1000 followers, but it ain't exactly the court of Louis XVI. The only thing folks with more followers than you get that you don't is more hostile mentions.
Like, literally no benefits come with Mastodon "popularity." Not money. Not privilege. Not a free toaster. You don't even get a complimentary box of cookies.
@jillybobww there are fedi famous people though (it's mostly the devs), who are universally respected for doing good work or being marketing geniuses
@jillybobww It's nice to feel heard though. :)
@jillybobww You didn't get a toaster? Did you forget to check the Free Toaster box when you signed up?
@jillybobww Sorry, I wasn't minimizing what you were saying. I like what you're saying.
@BobTarte I didn't feel minimized at all! But I could really use a toaster.
@jillybobww Our toaster just died and we had to order a brand new, princely $25 model. I think my wife killed the old one by re-toasting buttered toast a few too many time.
@BobTarte I haven't had a toaster for a while, though I do have a breakfast sandwich maker that toasts while it cooks everything else.
@jillybobww Like a panini maker?
@BobTarte A little, but it cooks the egg, too. https://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Beach-25475A-Breakfast-Sandwich/dp/B00EI7DPOO/
@jillybobww
Hahaha, it looks like it could never, ever work. But I'm assuming it does!
@BobTarte It does! The only downside is that it only toasts the outside of the bread, but you can get around that by putting the bread in there with the insides to the cook plates as the whole thing warms up.
@jillybobww
Don't do it! Don't get butter on the hot parts! I've been down that road...
@BobTarte I don't use butter, but I toast the insides bare, then put on mustard, then stack it as the instructions dictate and cook the whole thing. So the mustard parts don't touch the hot parts. Plus all the cook plates are nonstick and there are no exposed heating elements.
@jillybobww
That sounds pretty yummy. Thanks for the link.
@jillybobww
BTW, nice to meet you. Okay if I follow? (I like to ask.)
@BobTarte Hello, and of course!
@jillybobww
Thanks.
And thanks for the follow.
When you rant about what you perceive to be the power of "popular" posters you reveal nothing about those people. You just sound like someone who has imported their high school resentments into a different platform.