Freya HolmérJan 23, 2024

I still don't know how to use mastodon, I feel like I'm only here to share my stuff and read replies, and less so any kind of discovery of following and engaging with other people's stuff

it seems like there's only a chronological feed of those you follow (which I usually don't like because it skews to the most active people), and a generic feed for your instance (pretty much useless), but no algorithmic discovery thing?

Show threadDaniel SchildtJan 23, 2024
@acegikmo There is also a possibility of hashtags based content discovery, but only on a fully public posts. It has limitations, but sometimes works reasonably well. For example, it's possible to subscribe to hashtags, making it nice for following less frequent topics.
Show threadFreya HolmérJan 23, 2024
@autiomaa do people actually hashtag posts actively though? and are the hashtag listings algorithmic or chronological?
Show threadaoanla
@acegikmo @autiomaa I definitely try to hashtag things that feel like they have a definite topic (or at least hashtag the first post in a chain).
I think hashtagging is really the discoverability thing on Fediverse. (and I do follow the hashtags I care about)
Jan 23, 2024 at 3:52pmWeb