I use Mastodon for public scholarship, because that is one of the main benefits I see to public/open social media. It's how I used Twitter and I've definitely benefited from other people using social media this way.
But in my experience, Mastodon is 'splainy AF. Just this morning, a gentleman decided I would benefit from an explanation of GIGO, FFS.
So, while I never insist on titles, I'm going to include mine in my display name for a while, to see if that helps.
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) /
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