If you have the technical chops, join some of the conversations on activitypub.space, help move the protocol that powers the fediverse forward.

Not your cup of tea? You can always donate to your server's admins, or admins of servers your friends are on. Or any server, really. Pick one at random!

But above all, keep a positive attitude. Welcome new people. Encourage positive conversations. Shitpost.

And if you have to vent, go ahead, but don't drag other people down.

For me, a lot of the protocol-level stuff is a bit above my head, so I've been focusing more on advocating. My own followers may be familiar with my work on jointhefediverse.net, a site I see regularly shared and linked to.

I also contribute to and curate fediverseexplorations.org.

I've made creative bots followed by over 10,000 people.

bots.stefanbohacek.com

And there's even more at stefanbohacek.com/fediverse!

These are just some ideas, and I hope they encourage and inspire others!

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