christina bNov 17, 2022

hi wonderful people

i know a lot of folks are detoxifying and the birdsite incentives sometimes made it seem like only posting your own stuff was wise. Maybe never boosting others over there made sense.

It's different here. Here, #PeopleAreTheAlgorithm

Which means, if you interact with me, and I look at your profile and it's full of yourself. Well...kinda speaks for itself.

Boosting others here helps re-knitting lost and creating new networks of care. Be generous and share your discoveries.

Show threadMike FraserNov 17, 2022
@christina There's no algorythm here, it's all about the follow. Even follow people you may not agree with, we all need to be challenged and our timelines need to be rich. #TheFollow
Show threadPaul d'AoustNov 25, 2022
@mike @christina I like that advice -- I like to always include a few people I don't agree with, just to keep myself open.
Show threadMike FraserNov 25, 2022
@pauldaoust @christina Honestly shotgun follow as many as possible. You can always weed them out later. Initially I had a really hard time adjusting my head from selectively follow to mass follow, but it was worth it!
Show threadPaul d'AoustNov 25, 2022

@mike @christina I'll cautiously consider your advice -- on Twitter I've been very selective about who I follow, and I'm already feeling a bit overwhelmed just scrolling through my feed of only (checks profile) 28 followees.

What have you found to be beneficial about shotgun-following a lot of people?

Show threadMike Fraser
@pauldaoust @christina Your home feed becomes more lively and you get exposed to a lot of different ideas. It sort of amplifies things.
Nov 25, 2022 at 5:54pmWeb
Show threadPaul d'AoustNov 25, 2022
@mike @christina ah, got it. The very thing I like about Twitter and Mastodon... still, I think I'll stick to my conservative approach. I already find Mastodon more overwhelming, somehow, I think because people are allowed to write bigger posts :)
Show threadSparkle TeaDec 20, 2022

@mike @christina @pauldaoust

Following a lot of people (not indiscriminately, but broadly if we have any overlapping interests) gave me a really lively Home Timeline. I see all the people I follow plus all the people they boost.

But I am an extrovert, and crowds of people are kind of my thing, virtually and IRL preCovid.