@pluralistic I’m all in with Mastodon since I’ve read your book.

@adhdeanasl @PonderStibbons

We're also definitely, probably not a cult.

@sydneyw @pluralistic @OutOnTheMoors @Alice @RickiTarr @geekysteven @Lana @the_etrain @kimlockhartga @talia_christine

@lizzierose There’s a real likelihood that we’re probably not a cult. @PonderStibbons @sydneyw @pluralistic @OutOnTheMoors @Alice @RickiTarr @geekysteven @Lana @the_etrain @kimlockhartga @talia_christine

@sydneyw

Mastodon doesn't push people or posts at you. So make sure your profile lists the things you want in common. Work, hobbies, political interests, etc.

Use hashtags, I can't write this often enough as hashtags help you find posts and people and let's them find you.

I never follow back if someone who starts following me has no info in their profile and no original posts.

I search every few weeks on key hashtags to check if people have joined who share my interests.

@PonderStibbons @sydneyw @pluralistic @OutOnTheMoors @Alice @RickiTarr @adhdeanasl @Lana @the_etrain @kimlockhartga @talia_christine as much fun as I have on bluesky, it can't compete with the beige when it comes to community interaction

@adhdeanasl @lizzierose @PonderStibbons @sydneyw @pluralistic @OutOnTheMoors @Alice @RickiTarr @geekysteven @Lana @the_etrain @kimlockhartga @talia_christine The leader says we're not a cult, so we're definitely not.

@sydneyw

Hi Sydney, welcome

If this is any use, I've done a guide to all the ways to discover people to follow on here: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

There's also a guide for how to make your own account more discoverable: https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-get-more-followers-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse

Oh thank God I thought we were a cult but if the glorious infallible leader says we're not then

@crinolinerobot @adhdeanasl @lizzierose @PonderStibbons @sydneyw @pluralistic @OutOnTheMoors @Alice @RickiTarr @geekysteven @the_etrain @kimlockhartga @talia_christine

@sydneyw @pluralistic I'm also quite new, and I've concluded there's a lot of activity, you just have to find the people. They're not "given" to you. (Hence; I just decided to trust the list of recommendations you got. Because, why not?)

@sydneyw Be aware that a great deal of Xitter 'activity' is bots and trolls.

@tiggy Great tips! Thanks!

Interesting @mina! What’s your favorite way to discover new people? Search hashtags/topics? Look at other people’s following?

@sydneyw

At the beginning, I searched for hashtags, then I checked out conversations, and if somebody wrote something I liked, I checked out the profiles, followed sometimes.

So when posts started to appear in my timeline, I checked again the conversations, got in, when I felt, I could add something, and so on. Like if you were in a pub, but not ashamed to approach people (hard to imagine, I know).

If you were on Twitter, check out if former mutuals are here. They often use the same handles.