Firstdog OnthemoonHey everyone I did a cartoon for the Guardian about why Mastodon is my favourite microblogging site. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/07/twitter-is-burning-bluesky-is-smug-where-is-the-best-place-to-do-your-pathetic-doomscrolling
TheBossRoss@firstdogonthemoon All day, I have had one reply on Mastodon. I'm sending messages into a void. I'm not here to send, I'm no 'influencer'. I'm here to connect. And it's really, really hard
niphette@TheBossRoss @firstdogonthemoon Hello, fellow human 💜
I’ve found that using, following and interacting with people on hashtags has led to many replies and connections here
@niphette @firstdogonthemoon Hello there, thank you for the tipp. The one reason I love social media (apart from its people) is the variety of topics, news, opinions, stories thrown at me every day. Things you don't even look for. I really rather don't create lists or follow hashtags. I'm not here for just one topic. Does this make sense?
@TheBossRoss @firstdogonthemoon Totally! In that case I suggest following as many people as possible who seem interesting to you, maybe start by browsing the trending posts on the explore section and following the accounts you see. Also @lisamelton is a great follow as she boosts a lot of topical toots! Mastodon doesn’t have an algorithm that feeds you news or guesses what you would like, so we have to build our own feeds out a bit more :)
Lisa Melton