Dakota's Abode

>> So, here, an observation! I certainly have a few that've been repeated by a few Cohost refugees <<

If you're new here from Cohost, then you might like newcomers which is covering the shutdown and providing resources about Dreamwidth. You can introduce yourself in the Friending Meme or find your Cohost friends if you wish. These are also resources you can share with other folks riding the wave from Cohost.

See also eggbug_club and eggbug_writes for communities devoted to former users of Cohost.

>> such as the encouragement of long-form or blog-style posts or the much tamer atmosphere, <<

Dreamwidth is definitely good for those things.

>> but the thing I've noticed the most is that there's a good chunk of plural people.<<

Yeah, I have several in my audience. See also plural_stories.

>> It makes some sense considering the sheer flexibility of icons, truly lovely touch that I'm surprised I never caught wind of within plural places. <<

You get 15 slots free with a basic account. If you choose to buy in, you get 150 with a standard paid account or 300 with a premium paid account. If multiple icons have high value for you, then you might consider that upgrade. I use different icons to mark some of my series.

>>It's already hard to sell people on the idea that it can just happen, it's harder to tell them you can will it into existence if you so choose, and sometimes the ultimate challenge can be explaining that there is not one way to be multiple, there are various ways systems can be structured and it'd be simply incorrect to go with the usual "if i drop a glass ball and it breaks, which piece is the original" for us.<<

Souls are more malleable than most people realize.

>> I'm hoping that getting my feet wet with my own account, anywhere, would help with that some. <<

I hope so too.

>> Twitter was great when it had Topics. Now it's flatly unusable. <<

Try communities on Dreamwidth. Many of them have a set theme, and you can search for them by Interests.

>> Although I'm here less for my ability to be myself and more for my ability to be autistic about the things I like <<

You might like neurodiversetea or thatautisticadhdfeel.

>>and wanna write fluffy fanfiction about.<<

Fanfic is extremely popular here. You can find much activity through fandomcalendar.