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

@sydneyw obviously the # were already mentioned. There are loads of them and they'll fill your timeline while you are figuring out who to follow and build your interactions with people.
Some of my favorite are to do with books (#bookstodon) and #gardening, #bloomscrolling, #foodforest but definitely also #carryshitolympics and #dogsofmastodon or # leaning into activist or politics.

@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.