Welcome, we are pleased to see you here.
After leaving xitter this spring it is really hard to imagine a better place than right here.
I was also on mastodon for a few years. I kept wanting to see it work. Then, once I found Nostr, it was obvious why it never could. Having said that, thanks to everyone who tried to make mastodon work!
Nostr: it may not be the best place to meet and share ideas, but I haven't seen anything else that even comes close.