Thomas GronfeldtNov 26, 2022
#newonmastodon question: what’s a good way to find people to follow? My usuals strategy from back in my Twitter days of checking who those I follow, follow, doesn’t work because of the server setup.
jspv  Dec 4, 2022
Show threadRylan

@tgs My strategy on Mastodon has been find people that boost a variety of other people which exposes me to a lot of different accounts. Then when I see a boost post of someone new to me, I check their profile to see if I should follow.

I always err on the side of Follow Now, Decide Later if I’m unsure, so I can taste test someone’s posts in my feed if I think I might like them

The accounts I follow with high quality boosts in #InfoSec , #Tech & some other topics:
- @GossiTheDog
- @neil
- @hacks4pancakes
- @dnsprincess (how I found you!)

Bonus: my instance’s admin (@jerry ) boosts a lot of relevant accounts on my instance - and also @notjustbikes boosts lots of cool people that like bikes, trains, & mass transit

Dec 4, 2022 at 4:12pmWeb
Show threadJeremy "Candyman" ThompsonDec 4, 2022
@rylancole @tgs @GossiTheDog @neil @hacks4pancakes @jerry @notjustbikes @dnsprincess Thanks, just realized I somehow wasn't following @jerry....
Show threadTalDec 4, 2022
@rylancole thanks for these suggestions! I'm still struggling to fill my feed with interesting people. Maybe I should heed the Follow Now Decide Later advice instead of over-vetting followage like I used to on Twitter
Show threadKevanDec 4, 2022
@rylancole @tgs I'll follow an account as long as there's not a lot of spam on it. But generally people are cool on Mastodon.