"The end of the timeline era" from Alan Jacobs:
https://blog.ayjay.org/the-end-of-the-timeline-era/
I thought was a thoughtful brief perspective on that #Mastodon and #Twitter really AREN'T that different functionality.
I agree to REALLY experience the web you need to get beyond "timelines". #RSS is a good start. Blogs (and blogging) is another.