I really don't know what to do here since no one I know is here...
@pbnjay may I suggest you follow the local or federated timeline and jump into conversations. It's ok to talk to strangers here. And welcome to Mastodon.
@xuv thanks I didn't know that! I'm used to getting ignored on twitter (or ignoring spambots...)
@pbnjay This is why this is not Twitter ☺ I can't promise you'll get a response for all your toots in the wild. But look out for people here that you might discuss with. Search for #hashtags that might interest you. Just enjoy being on a free network.