sickandsesame 🍉<p>Hi! I'm new to mastodon. I have no idea how things work here. Is there a like button? I see a favorite button but does that influence how many ppl see a post? (Edit: answered, thx)</p><p>I'm hoping to make some connections. I became <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/bedbound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bedbound</span></a> somewhat recently and I am in way over my head. I'm also looking for <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> folks from my bg: POC, <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Muslim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Muslim</span></a> or <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Arab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arab</span></a>, preferably from NYC, has <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/longcovid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longcovid</span></a>. Please say hello if any of this matches you!</p><p>Soon I'll make some posts asking for help.</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Introduction</span></a></p>