If we are rethinking social networks, maybe it is also a good time to rethink what social networks mean to us. Following prominent and prolific people can turn your feed into a read-only experience. Meh.

Mastodon has this half-baked feature called "lists". It's basically an account filter. So I am creating a list named "People Who Respond Back". I want to pay more attention to what those people have to say.