merveilles

created  2024/03/12
category internet
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merveilles is a counter-culture group of artists and developers, with ahem "high standards of discourse". the focus is mainly on experimental art with consideration to sustainability/the environment — as such crypto, "web3", ai, and other overcomplicated tech are heavily frowned upon for good reason. over the four years i've spent on the merveilles.town mastodon instance i have met many cool people and made good friends! i've also learned many important lessons, which i attribute to growing up around fully-grown adults

even though i parted from their instance, i remain part of the webring! it is chokkeful of interesting websites handcrafted by interesting individuals. you can spend a *lifetime* time wandering around it, as some sites in it are products of lifetimes of work (like this one)

if you'd like to be a part of their mastodon instance you will have to adhere to the strict rules of only being allowed a grayscale avatar, and not posting anything depicting animal products even under content warning, the three gates of speech ("is it true/necessary/kind") also are pushed. nowadays i find it a bit dry, the rules a bit limiting, and overall myself growing apart from the community at large. however, i've instead found my place in the larger fediverse, where a young girl can express herself to the fullest extent possible! whether that is for better or worse? probably for the worse