Hey my peeps - what Masto instance would you recommend for a queer visual artist trying out the Fediverse and looking for a community?
What accounts / hash tags would you recommend they follow to get started?
My logo designer is not enamored with what traditional social media has become and interested in trying out the Fediverse and I'm hoping to set him up for success.
[boosts welcome!]
@cynblogger @gairdeachas I'd also like to add that following the relay.fedi.buzz account for a hashtag will vastly increase the number of posts you see for a given hashtag you follow.
Here's a good post on it:
https://mastodon.art/@jsstaedtler/115299520641730176
You can even add each relay.fedi.buzz account to a list to keep posts related to a topic in a single feed.
In my "Transformers tags" list, for example, I have added the accounts for the TransformersG1 tag, TransformersIDW, OptimusPrime tag, etc.
Attached: 1 image I just remembered this Fedi hashtag relay thingy exists: Say you want to follow a hashtag. Generally, you only see posts with that tag if they are *coincidentally* pulled to your instance (eg. an instance user follows the author, or boosts the post, etc.) Well there's a relay service which lets you follow a hashtag as if it was an *account*, meaning *every* post gets pushed to your instance. On your instance, search for "https://relay.fedi.buzz/tag/[hashtag]" and follow the resulting user account!
Casey Peel
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