I'm still learning how to use #Mastodon... is our Home feed only from our #server? If yes, is there a way to choose additional servers to view? I tried using the search bar but can only find users, posts, and hashtags. #new #howto #newuser #welcome #tutorial
@IcyMoonsKevin home is generated from your followings, i.e. server-neutral. There's no algorithm feeding additional stuff to you though (just boosts from your follows), so you do have to follow people, who you find via searches (esp hashtags), and browsing the local and federated feeds.
@carlbrusse ah I see! It’s nice that content can be more organic and genuine, but it’s tough because I’m interested in topics outside of my server (astronomy and planetary science).
@IcyMoonsKevin I've only been on here for a week or so, I found the best thing was to just search for #hashtags, and with version 4 now I think you can follow them as well, so using them is important. Oh and look through https://fedi.tips/ and subscribe to that account if you haven't already.
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