Ben Werdmuller@Kristenzeta Hello! I’ll be able to see your posts via my timeline now that I’m following you. Your best bet is probably to install an app like Ivory, which makes the experience of using Mastodon a lot simpler.
@Kristenzeta If you need more onboarding I’d be delighted to help.
Kristen Zeta@ben oh, thank you! So, basic question: if I’m posting something with hashtags, that reaches across platforms? Are there lists or something I can direct posts to for people interested in certain things? I was never on X except for a brief two week period I thought destroying my mental health might be fun so anything unlike threads is new to me!
@Kristenzeta The hashtags are the interest lists - so for example, #bookstodon is great for books, #uspol for US politics, #politics for politics in general, and so on. You can subscribe to hashtags to see all content that gets posted to them.
@ben oooh again sorry basic question but how do I subscribe to hashtags ps ivory is great, thanks! Best app for mastodon I’ve used so far and I’ve tried 3-4
@Kristenzeta search for the hashtag (or click on it) and click the follow button
@ben thank you! Okay, final question for now I think- can I login through my threads instance to one of the apps or only share from that account?
@Kristenzeta You can’t login through Threads. Maybe one day (although I suspect they will never allow this).
Mark R. Stoneman@ben @Kristenzeta Ivory recently enabled hashtag lists, including for hashtag combinations. On the iPad its the last icon in the menu, separate from other lists.
@ben I am now replying on Ivory! Thank you for the tip!