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I'm not fully sure what their use case is to speak to that. A good launching point to finding like minded people is this list though: https://fediverse.party/en

I'm not fully sure what their use case is to speak to that. A good launching point to finding like minded people is this list though: https://fediverse.party/en/portal/servers https://fediverse.party/en/portal/servers I joined before that link existed though, so I opted to join a really large instance, mastodon.social specifically in my case. From there, I started searching hashtags for topics I was interested in and engaging there. From my interactions, I got a feel of the quality of interactions from various instances. From there I started honing in on the various code of conducts to find a smaller instance I wanted to chill in. It's worth noting that smaller, niche communities don't federate with the largest instances. If you're looking for the most down to earth people, it takes a few hops and a bit of time.

jancsika 6y ago
> I'm not fully sure what their use case is to speak to that. The article spells it out-- they don't want drive-by, low-effort engagement with their posts. > A good launching point to finding like minded people is this list though Perhaps I'm idiosyncratic, but I don't see any value in choosing a server or community based on interest. What I really care about is choosing a moderation policy, and viewing the content filtered through that lens. E.g., "Wholesome and non-contentious," or "thought-provoking and academic," etc. Even then, I want to do that through a dropdown, not through a sign up on a server hard-coded to a single policy.
- tylerchilds 6y ago
  I think that approach is just at odds with the concept of federation. What you're describing just sounds like reddit to me.
  - jancsika 6y ago
    If that were true then email would be at odds with the concept of federation. There aren't interest-based email servers, or at least the concept of email isn't hard-coupled with interest-based servers.

jancsika 6y ago

> I'm not fully sure what their use case is to speak to that. The article spells it out-- they don't want drive-by, low-effort engagement with their posts. > A good launching point to finding like minded people is this list though Perhaps I'm idiosyncratic, but I don't see any value in choosing a server or community based on interest. What I really care about is choosing a moderation policy, and viewing the content filtered through that lens. E.g., "Wholesome and non-contentious," or "thought-provoking and academic," etc. Even then, I want to do that through a dropdown, not through a sign up on a server hard-coded to a single policy.

tylerchilds 6y ago
I think that approach is just at odds with the concept of federation. What you're describing just sounds like reddit to me.
- jancsika 6y ago
  If that were true then email would be at odds with the concept of federation. There aren't interest-based email servers, or at least the concept of email isn't hard-coupled with interest-based servers.