Matt BirchlerMy number one #Mastodon tip for people is to boost more!
Discovery sucks on Mastodon, which is partially by design, but it also means it’s hard to find new and interesting people here. If you see something cool, reach for that boost button as well!
Vayl Larkin (they/them)@matt I will say, most polls show people absolutely Clinging to their Home feeds. Try Explore. Try Federated. Step outside your box for 2 seconds. The rest of the world is Not hard to find.
@VaylLarkinPoet I’m sorry, what? I do look around there and step out of my box (for more than 2 seconds, if you can believe it!)
Thanks for the instant judgement, though!
@matt Um. My bad. That was the rhetorical "you". Should have been more clear. Since I started by agreeing with you though, maybe don't jump Straight to, "They must be a troll".
@VaylLarkinPoet I didn’t see the part where you agreed, so maybe we both jumped to conclusions a little 😛 Also, my mentions today on this are more toxic than anything I've ever seen here, so I'm not primed to assume the best 🙁
But totally, maybe people can afford to get a little more out of their comfort zone. I just think people should share the cool stuff they seem more often.
@matt Oh, I definitely agree! I boost tf out of everything I love, but I also want folks to know that even when you're pretty shy on the activity front, you can still take advantage of the structure to explore. Sorry, my first statement was meant to be affirmative. I'm autistic. It's not an excuse, but when I'm being incomprehensible at someone, giving them that information seems to be comforting in some fashion! It's not you, it's me, no, but really, according to tests and stuff! ;)