sortiusDec 4, 2022

I'm noticing a lot of "I'm bored of Mastodon, I'm going back to #Twitter" posts.

In case they are genuine, here's what I've found works:

⚫ try to post content, not complaints. People want to engage with you, not your gripes

⚫ try to learn. If you're putting in an effort to be part of the community, the community will welcome you

⚫ Try to avoid posting links to tweets, definitely don't cross-post. People want Mastodon content

⚫ Reply! Reply! Reply! Everyone wants to know someone's reading and considering their content, even you

⚫ Don't lurk. Many of us check for a filled out profile, avatars, and posts, before we follow someone back

⚫ Chill. It's a big new world that doesn't serve everything up to you

⚫ Avoid the trap of rebuilding Twitter here

Feel free to link this post to people struggling with Mastodon. It's what I've found works, and may not work for everyone

Show threadEeeee WooooDec 4, 2022

@sortius actually #1 you have to follow a bunch of accounts. Like 1000. Usually those I’ve seen complaining only follow about 50 accounts!

(Edit: this was a response to someone saying they weren’t finding enough engagement on Mastodon. My advice was about how to address that in the easiest way possible for a new user. There were great observations in the other replies and I definitely suggest reading them to learn more about how others use Mastodon. And then do what you like!! Enjoy!)

Show threadsortiusDec 4, 2022

@EeeeWooo yeh, I see low effort being put into following people.

And while that can work if you just want to follow hashtags, it's definitely not the way to tell the community you're here to be part of it

Show threadMark GardnerDec 4, 2022
@sortius @EeeeWooo I saw somewhere that it starts getting good once you’re following at least 200
Show threadfsnk 

@mjgardner
At least, yeah

People are conditioned from Twitter to want a high follower to following ratio bc on Twitter "influencers" have that, largely because Twitter is *everything* and you need to filter it down.

Here it's the opposite and you start with the void

That said, it can be pretty hard to fill that void if you're on a new server and don't know anyone. I've started seeing follow bots to populate new servers again
@sortius @EeeeWooo

Dec 4, 2022 at 11:22pmWeb
Show threadBlizadoDec 5, 2022
@fsnk There are tools to find Twitter people on Mastodon more easily. Helped me a bit, but only a small amount are here, but still better than nothing. Mastodon has a still too small userbase, that make it more difficult, but it can also be a chance.