Cohost is alright. I wouldn't say it's perfect in any way, but the people on there are cool enough—they're mostly from the Pacific Northwest, and sometimes a bit corny, annoying, and/or cliqueish, but pretty good all the same; the site's staff are quite transparent and, while not always perfect, *try* to make Cohost as good as possible, which is more than I can say for Twitter or Bluesky.
Cohost's community is quite sociable. I'm a fairly small poster on there, so I don't make a ton of hit posts super often, but when I do it's always fun—metrics such as the number of likes or reposts are deliberately obscured, so comments are the only real indicator of how big a post is. (A lot of users call Cohost posts "chosts," though I don't.) Interacting on Cohost is similar to Tumblr, where you can make long-form posts, repost other people's stuff (and add your own thoughts), or add a comment. My interactions on Cohost have been pretty alright—unlike a lot of other places on the internet, I've actually had really constructive disagreements with people on Cohost, and while there are a few definite assholes, most of the people are cool.
Thanks for the reply! I may have to check it out.