Sophie
Who are your favourite shitposters in the #fediverse? My timeline is lacking stupidity
Dec 21, 2022 at 8:21amWeb
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
trust this to be my most popular post yet
Show threadJamie LawrenceDec 21, 2022
@sophie it’s time for @Ciaraioch to stand up and shine
Show threadCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨Dec 21, 2022
@jamie @sophie Stupid is my middle name
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@Ciaraioch @jamie i saw your post about a new crush and instantly followed
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️Dec 21, 2022
@jamie @sophie @Ciaraioch Absolutely endorse
Show threadNicolas HoizeyDec 21, 2022
@sophie maybe @internetofshit ?
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@nhoizey @internetofshit a classic, how could I forget
Show threadn3wjackDec 21, 2022
@sophie I nominate @[email protected]
Show threadTim HainesDec 21, 2022

@sophie @shanselman well, @fro_vo is here - and I'd bet most people they follow are what you're looking for.

Thinking Mastodon needs a Favstar.

Show threadFRO VODec 21, 2022
@shanselman @timhaines @sophie DO IT
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️Dec 21, 2022
@sophie I recommend @damienowens
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️Dec 21, 2022
@sophie @damienowens Recommend is a strong word. He exists
Show threadPraveen SanapDec 21, 2022
@sophie @scottjshapiro is the king of shitposters.
Show threadScott PurdyDec 21, 2022
@sophie My server, and I think many, specially has rules that call out shitposting as undesirable. I don’t know if that will be sustainable long-term, but it’s kept numbers down so far. Have to find a server that allows it, but also isn’t so permissive of worse behavior that it gets defederated.
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@scottpurdy well that's no fun
Show threadMaximilian WeißDec 21, 2022
@sophie
@disappointed_idealist
Show threadDisappointed IdealistDec 21, 2022
@mweiss 🤗🤗
Show threadBruce Lawson ✅ ♫ ♿ ✌️♂️✊Dec 21, 2022
@sophie sorry; i'll try harder next year.
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@brucelawson I'm honestly disappointed in you Bruce
Show threadClaudius (legacy account)Dec 21, 2022
@sophie If you're into #StarTrek, might I interest you in this fine selection?
- @trekkies
- @STDeltaShift
- @RikerGoogling
- @picardtips
- @starfleetjobs
- @startrek
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@claudius Alas not my bag, but hopefully there will be other trekkies who come across this reply!
Show threadClaudius (legacy account)Dec 21, 2022
@sophie entirely understandable :-)
Show threadJeff (VE1OBI)Dec 21, 2022
@claudius @sophie @trekkies @STDeltaShift @RikerGoogling @picardtips @starfleetjobs @startrek this is gold!
Show threadnickrwDec 21, 2022
@sophie there's a shitposter-heavy instance at jorts.horse, I had some luck just searching for that and following some of the people I found on it
Show threadTom ShermanDec 21, 2022
@nickrw @sophie this raises a question for me: how can I find prominent posters on an instance? Ideally I'd want to find viral posts within a single instance, some idea of virality across instances would be cool to measure too
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@tomsherman @nickrw my understanding is that Mastodon isn't really designed to have that kind of prominence. Which is either a good or a bad thing depending on how you felt about the popularity contest style of Twitter.
Show threadTom ShermanDec 21, 2022
@sophie @nickrw for sure. I'm looking for more Tumblr vibes tho, where silly little posts would just pop up from time to time
Show threadTom ShermanDec 21, 2022

@sophie @nickrw honestly just "most re-tooted posts from the last week" on an instance would solve this I think

Edit: wait, isn't this already a thing on your local instance? At /explore, this is just inaccessible on non-local instances 😕

Edit again: ah, it's just https://jorts.horse/explore that's not accessible

Show threadBálint SzilaksziDec 21, 2022

@sophie no one mentioned @garfiald and @healyn yet?

Truly the Frick and Frack of our era.

Show threadKarl T.Dec 21, 2022
@jefflembeck @sophie I'd heartily recommend @[email protected], with the caveat that the line between stupidity and genius can be very, very thin. Absolute command of the shitposting form, though.
Show threadCysio ​Dec 21, 2022
@sophie they've got an entire instance, mk.absturztau.be
Show threadJon RadonDec 21, 2022
@sophie It’s not exactly shitposting, but I follow a few webcomic artists I enjoy: @drewtoothpaste and @oatmeal
I also could use more stupid / silly in my timeline.
Show threadSkand HurkatDec 21, 2022
@sophie @scottjshapiro is a prolific shit poster and also incredibly smart... well, smart for someone who teaches philosophy. @benjaminwittes has a great timeline cleanse with his #beastoftheday series. Another great follow is @threddyrex, @threddyrex.
Show threadGöran RoseenDec 21, 2022
@sophie Few purple mixes pure shitposting with hard-core facts as well as @SwiftOnSecurity
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@roseen @SwiftOnSecurity ahh yes I followed them on Twitter! Glad they're here too!
Show threadBenjamin WittesDec 21, 2022
@sophie this is the right question
Show threadPractical LactationDec 24, 2022
@benjaminwittes why I'm giving Richard hanania's mastodon alt the benefit of the doubt.
Show threadMatt SteeleDec 21, 2022
@sophie @faho
Show threadLars E. F. JohannessenDec 21, 2022
@sophie Check out @Gogs and @BeTheCookie - they are adding all types of sillyness to my timeline
Show threadGogsDec 21, 2022
@LarsJohannessen @sophie @BeTheCookie And I’ll do it again! (Thanks Lars!)
Show threadBeTheCookieDec 22, 2022
@Gogs @LarsJohannessen @sophie for the record my posts are 100% guaranteed
Show threadKevin Teljeur ❄️Dec 21, 2022
@sophie I can now volunteer myself as a shitposter
Show threadMechanical DirkDec 21, 2022
@sophie @alexanderblechman has achieved a mastery of the art form that few can match.
Show threadMatthewDec 21, 2022

@sophie shitposter is just hipster with a few extra letters

(sorry, this occurred to me and someone else had to know)

Show threadAlessandro MencariniDec 21, 2022
@sophie I think you might find this interesting: https://mstdn.jp/@ginnyhogan/109552257769932087
Ginny Hogan (@[email protected])

Ok if Eve Hewson is really Bono’s daughter, the. WHY on EARTH does she have a last name??

mstdn.jp
Show threadJocelynephiliac Dec 21, 2022
@sophie Has anyone mentioned @jenn yet?
Show threadSophieDec 21, 2022
@twipped already following!
Show threadShell 🍋 UX Dev/ Resume WriterDec 21, 2022
@sophie @notfunnyelle
Show threadSam LevineDec 23, 2022
@sophie @ancient_catbus (that whole instance probably, but I haven't actually read the local feed).
Show threadCatbusDec 23, 2022
@SRLevine @sophie jorts has imo the best feed in the whole darn fediverse, at least if we're judging by shitposting prowess
Show threadPractical LactationDec 24, 2022
@sophie I am my own least favorite shitpoaster.