From what I understand about Mastodon now, the more people I follow, the better chances I have to find discussions I'm interested in.
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From what I understand about Mastodon now, the more people I follow, the better chances I have to find discussions I'm interested in. Not that it's a complete Catch-22, but it’s certainly hard to start discovering things when your following list is quite short. Does anyone have recommendations from the world of literature, science, or art?
@iwritelike mostly what other folks are saying, check hashtags to find people and follow hashtags you really like. For example, I don't follow #science as it would overwhelm my feed but I check it regularly and follow #astronomy and #Astrodon since I like that niche. Good luck!
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@jaz This sounds intriguing but I'm not sure what it means
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@iwritelike mostly what other folks are saying, check hashtags to find people and follow hashtags you really like. For example, I don't follow #science as it would overwhelm my feed but I check it regularly and follow #astronomy and #Astrodon since I like that niche. Good luck!
@AstroHyde Thank you for your advice! I'd love to find something about physics and biology. I wonder if I should search for "physicsdon" then
I have a feeling I have a much better chance of discovering something interesting now. -
Be patient and don't despair.
Here is a great guide on how to search
@fae2535 Thank you so much for the link!
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@iwritelike you can follow hashtags. That will expose you to accounts no one recommends that may have value to you.
@infoseclogger Thank you! I will now.
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@iwritelike
For books and writing, check out the wandering.shop instance? (Browse the timelines there and find a few people to follow?)@sabik I wasn't even aware I could browse other instances! Thank you for letting me know!
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Definitely take a look at the hashtag WritingCommunity. That's where a lot of authors organize, and you'll also find a few writing games there with daily prompts or questions. Follow those hashtags, as well.
Mastodon has an awesome writer community, seriously.
So yes, follow often, weed out later. Don't feel bad about muting people (or just muting their boosts). Here, you have to curate your timeline, there's no algorithm doing it for you.
Also, welcome! Glad you're here!
@Firlefanz Thank you for such a warm welcome! The writing games sound exciting! It's so much easier to create when you channel the energy toward a defined task.
I was so careful with my following, trying not to overwhelm my feed. I'll try the opposite way now. -
@iwritelike
Once you follow a few people, go through the list of people they follow (available from their profile). There's a good chance you have shared interests.When someone you follow boosts an interesting post, check out the profile of the person who made that post.
@leeloo Thank you for this idea!
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@jztusk No, I've never followed that many! I initially thought the fewer I followed, the easier it would be to sort through my feed. I'll try that, because right now my feed feels both alien and deserted at the same time.
Thank you!@iwritelike
If you feel like it, I'd say making lists can also increase happiness with respect to fediverse/Mastodon usage.They can either be removed from your home timeline (say, a list of accounts that are bots with toots filled with news or similar) or just a quick way to catch up with the people you're most interested in.
I'm trying to keep a small and large list of the most important people I follow.
Then, if the home timeline is too busy, I can look at the lists insteadCc @jztusk
