@Tenshi@yiff.life honestly, i'm still very new to masto and i get the same feeling sometimes. i think it's connected with the like... very format of the medium, so to speak. coming from tumblr (where i could blather to my heart's content), it seems very much like a platform for jettisoning quips into the ether. but i think this can be combatted by surrounding yourself with people who are willing to make those connections and don't see them as 'impolite', perhaps? (or maybe i'm talking out my ass here)