A good way to discover interesting posts on here is to follow hashtags. When you do this, posts with the tags will start showing up in your timeline even from accounts you don't follow.

To follow a hashtag, just search for that hashtag, then click the "Follow" button at the top of the page of results for that tag.

To check what you're following, go to your profile and select "followed hashtags" or #

Lots more info about hashtag following:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-follow-hashtags-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/

DMs work a bit differently on Mastodon. To send someone a message:

1. Go to where you normally write a post, but select the "Mentions/Mentioned" visibility mode, usually indicated by an @ symbol

2. @ the people you want to see the message

3. Write the message and publish it

NOTE: Everyone who is @-ed in a post or reply will see that post or reply. Be careful who you @ on here!

For more info on choosing post visibilities, see here: https://fedi.tips/who-can-see-my-posts-in-mastodon-how-do-i-send-dms-in-mastodon/

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