We're excited to share the results from Mastodon's first #DiscoveryWeek!
In case you missed it, earlier this year our Head of Design @imanijoy arranged a week of workshops and surveys to get to know you, learn about your needs and wants, and discover how you're using (and want to use) Mastodon.
This week was tremendously helpful for us, and we're grateful to everyone who participated.
Here's what we learned:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/08/discovery-week-2026-what-we-learned-and-what-were-doing-next/
Maybe I don't have control of anything;
Maybe the world does not spin because I want it to spin
The Fediverse. Where I spend my day discussing the relative quality of music throughout the decades, the complexity and accessibility of Jazz, and in what order I would eat the Muppets (with a possible extension to Sesame Street now I , apparently, have a taste for Muppet meat).
(I'm a borderline Vegan but Muppets don't count. There's no mention of them on either the vegan society or PETA's websites)
The Light is Sweet, a 1687 engraving by the Dutch poet, illustrator, and engraver Jan Luyken.
One of 900+ prints available to buy from our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/the-light-is-sweet/
A statue depicting a mother cat and her kitten sits atop the roof of Château de Pierrefonds in France. The castle was constructed between 1393 and 1407.
Bravery and cowardice are two ends of a spectrum, and fear is part of both. The brave are not fearless. The brave overcome their fears. Cowards never do.