Kim Kuhlmam
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!
Dana Hurley@matt My biggest complaint. Starting from scratch it is a bear to just explore and find people to follow. I wish there was just a feed of everything I could follow.
MaryPot 🏳️🌈
Ariaflame
Ramón Wilhelm@matt You can say that twice! 👍
rzetelny@matt I've started using something called https://calckey.social/ and it smoothed out discover process a bit, also UI sucks less.
Scott Williams 🐧@matt This is a very useful tool for finding people by interests. #fediverse
@matt Thanks for the tip! Each social media platform has its own quirks to learn 🙃
Stefan Scholl@matt boost flooding can be annoying.
@Stefan_S_from_H It’s a good thing I didn’t tell people to do that 😉
Michael Roth____T H E___P R I O R I T Y____I S____S I M P L I C I T Y___
in order to successfully compete with Twitter, Mastodon needs to concentrate on simplicity
as little functions as possible
and if possible staying donations based instead of subscription
@MichaelRoth Sure? I’m not sure how this relates to telling people to boost more so cool stuff spreads more?
Well I meant in general
I guess most people are here because they disapprove of Elon Musk's (capitalist) style leadership of Twitter
One'd need a donation based alternative to Twitter
... but yes, also enough participants
There's just still too little to have the critical mass yet
Maybe
Stan James 🏳️🌈@matt I’m a Mastodon noob, but try to boost when it makes sense to do so.
For hashtags, I have a question. I don’t post much directly (I mostly just reply here and there) but when I post a sketch I’ve done (for example), I’m not sure what hashtag to use for it. Is there a resource or preference for hashtags on Mastodon?
Stella-Luna Observatory ✨🌙@stanjames No reply? I'd suggest hashtags related to the content. If it's a manga drawing, hashtag sketch, hashtag manga, also hashtag the subject. If it's something that may offend or be NFW, you can CW -- put it behind a Content Warning which will hide the art until a viewer clicks to reveal.
*_jߍyrope@Matt Birchler Ah, so good, that we can block boosts :)
@jrp So annoying when people share what they like, I know 🙃😋
AmiW Streetart ❄️
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! ;)
Clément VILLISEK [Old account]@matt and maybe someone did mention the @FediFollows account as well in the replies but I haven't seen it. It's an awesome account and website to find people to follow on the Fediverse.
Millie Cafe@matt Microblogging is all about sharing relevant content and this definitely helps you find your target audience!
@MCjournalism Indeed! I’ve been blogging for like 15 years and have done tons of link posts, so I am fully on board with sharing what you love (and even the stuff you don’t, sometimes 😛).
James Harris - Find my bridged Bluesky account@matt I found I started here and boosted like crazy. Then in retrospect I wonder how many might have unfollowed or muted me after that. Seemed like there was initially a lot of engagement and boosting. Then it just kinda cratered.
@jbwharris Yeah, as with all good things, one can overdo it. Most people I follow boost close no nothing, so I would love to see more stuff they’re enjoying 😁
@matt I recall feeling this almost panic, like I had a moral obligation to be the curation algorithm for others coming onto the platform.
HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴Absolutely, as a friend of mine classic, #ABB!
*Only the stuff you find relevant, of course.
Jeroen Brouwer
Musta dawned on me thusly@matt I love these posts where the point is that "boosting is what gets the information around" and people hit "like" (5 so far on this). I'm guessing they're just trying to be funny?
postmodern@matt as part of the account creation process, Mastodon should ask you which hashtags you want to follow. Following hashtags helps with discovery.
LucCogZest@matt here is one for people who like hard problems in cognitive science https://fediscience.org/@LucCogZest/110288658075737323
LucCogZest (@[email protected])
Mirth always signals that something good has happened. Prove me (well the original theorists) wrong if you can!
Sascha K.@matt boosted ;)
Question: is boosting better than answering or staring?
Question: is boosting better than answering or staring?
JoelCurzon@matt Agreed, but still, “Discovery sucks on Mastodon.” 🤷♂️
Bryan 
Calckey 
burndive@burndive That’s true. I’ll still take recommendations from people I know I like before I peek at a firehose of random people, but it’s something 🙂
@matt
Most hashtags I'm interested in are more of a trickle than a firehose, but in general it's better for everyone to use hashtags to mark the topics they are discussing, because that's also the only way to search.
Most hashtags I'm interested in are more of a trickle than a firehose, but in general it's better for everyone to use hashtags to mark the topics they are discussing, because that's also the only way to search.
@matt I think you have to stay active some time and check the people. Here are nice persons too! Just be active and wait.
em dee (they/them)@matt what are your thoughts on following hashtags & repost accounts? I thought those were going to be "the thing" but not sure anymore.
McNulla@matt
It just means that nobody is pushing posts at you. If you want to see them, follow the poster. If you don’t, then don’t follow them or who ever boosted it.
It just means that nobody is pushing posts at you. If you want to see them, follow the poster. If you don’t, then don’t follow them or who ever boosted it.
@mcnulla Correct, the people who follow you would probably like the things you like, so boosting stuff helps more people find the people you like.
Which isn’t me, apparently 😂
@matt Those who post need to remember how important hashtags are here -- the primary means of coordinated discovery! #mastodonmigration #newuser #advice
Stuart Celarier ❌👑@matt agreed! Folks, don't be shy, don't be timid. Boost whatever you find interesting so that others can also find it.
Chris