For Twitter folks who are brand new to Mastodon

Few pointers from a veteran of <checks notes> 2 weeks:

1️⃣ BOOST generously: If you see a Toot you like & want others to see it, boost (RT) it. Unlike Twitter, liking it does nothing for visibility

2️⃣ HASHTAGS are important, use liberally. They're the only way to make content discoverable by search

3️⃣ Use alt-text for images/gifs for accessibility

4️⃣ Err towards content warnings - not just for obv triggering content; helps keep feeds uncluttered

@GermHunterMD I'll be honest the content warning for anything political is super annoying and frustrating to have to click on every time. I honestly just wanna be able to see normal political or race related content as I scroll.
@Aobius you can set your preferences to expand CWs automatically
@GermHunterMD Brilliant! Thanks for the info!