Those really are a game changer. It has made me join the club of weirdos who have countless of tabs open.

I do this all the time, although admittedly not when speaking to others… It’s useful for problem-solving if one gets stuck, a little while of no thinking clears the board and allows thoughts to again wander new paths. It’s also useful for preventing headaches from muscle tension!

When I was using Mastodon, the local timeline was almost exclusively what I was paying attention to. It was a really nice small community of people.