For the record: I am morally opposed to anyone, male or female, of any age, selling sexual services or sharing sexually-explicit imagery of themself in a public forum. People peddling sexual services are whores or pimps, by very definition. They harm themselves and the people who consume their garbage, so they sin twice. I consider that the worst form of self-exploitation, with persons under the age of 18 selling services being the worst of the worst. I am not going to enable that sort of thing. Just because something is legal doesn't mean it should be accepted or even tolerated. I do not tolerate that on my relay or in my feed, and I am very grateful that the majority of Nostriches feel the same way. Which is why it doesn't randomly wander into most people's feeds (unlike on "controlled platforms" like Instagram or X). That said, there are over-18 relays full of the smut you are looking for, as you seem to be missing it. They're probably run by the government, but you do you.

Ma'am, I haven't seen much sailing content, but I see sourdough bread and baking content fairly often. #cooking might be a good hashtag to click and follow.

Why should you not receive a complement at the expense of others? Is that not what a compliment is, at its core? Everything from "you're pretty" to "you're exceptionally talented at belly button scrying" is, in fact, a setting apart from others. So... Your confusion mildly confuses me and amuses me. 😁 The same thing applies: time. Trial. Interaction with those already in your feed. You are, in fact, already doing exactly what you need to do. The rest takes time and serendipity. I would urge patience. (And yes, that's oxymoronic, but hopefully in the fun sense.) I've been this way for a long time once I realized the purpose of big tech. I am not a product to be sold by convention and the barest whiff of manufactured but uninformed consent. Oooo! That's cool! I've never some any recreational chemical enhancement beyond occasionally drinking alcohol. That certainly puts me in an or of the way category, and I compliment your ability to have decided to not imbide at all! I think this is why you're so dang cool! It is honestly a good thing you are (were?) comfortable enough to want to share. That means TNP has matured enough for people who aren't... Well, too weird in some ways, can enjoy interacting on a social layer that is just the least cool part of TNP. (IMO.) The question you put into the open: from what or whom should I protect myself from? Is, in fact, a good question to ask, and is one that more people should ask. The short answer is "everyone and everything." The more nuanced answer is that there are some very disgustingly demonic people around. They tend to have been beaten back beyond the gates of generally acceptable polite company "in the clear" but they can still see everything. Facts: you can't do anything about it, and, I generally think that you shouldn't let this bother you. They are going to be gross no matter what and as long as you just flatly ignore them, you'll be fine. Allowing that tiny percentage of evil to control you out of fear is exactly the type of behavior I wish to avoid because it leads to a dark place to dwell in and it ruins everything eventually and I just can't live life like that. Also, you are going to make mistakes. Be human. Be you. Being toon cautious is worse than being too bold, if, as in your case, one is not a degenerate. I mean bold in the sense that you are unabashedly yourself. This is why I like mleku. He's brilliant, abrasive, abstruse, and extremely interesting! He rubs a lot of people the wrong way, but that doesn't bother me much at all. You are already in the process of finding your people. You're doing exactly what I did that brought me to the best people (IMO) who socially use TNP. Just keep doing what you're doing and sprinkle in some patience. What is pushing you to worry about this? This should be examined. You've certainly figured out the crux of the issue. I, personally, am just myself. Those who like that find me a goofy companion with good ideas on occasion. Those that don't think I'm a half-retarded tea-totaller. (Jokes on them, I'm just the village idiot and don't care about their opinion much.) I did! I'm feeling much better now even with a ton more work to do this week. Probably early November. The adventure continues!