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Most instances have an open directory which lets you browse through the most active/recent profiles, but yeah, bootstrapping any new network is difficult. Even
by rglullis 5y ago
Most instances have an open directory which lets you browse through the most active/recent profiles, but yeah, bootstrapping any new network is difficult. Even more so due to the fragmentation of the fediverse.
In any case, I have running and managing a instance of Mastodon (and Matrix, and XMPP) as a side-project for some time. Some of my users asked about having a twitter bridge, where they could at least follow who they are used to from one single client. Would that help you?
- FalconSensei 5y ago> Most instances have an open directory which lets you browse through the most active/recent profiles which is useless, unless it's a niche instance. mastodon.social is generalist, so most people there are not posting anything I want to see. But finding a good niche instance is really hard - in terms of the niche, rules, and actually being fast and working well.
- rglullis 5y agoYou don't need to join the instance to see its directory. When I started my own instance, I went to a handful of different instances and looked at the directory. Then I started following the ones that seemed interesting. That was enough for me to bootstrap my feed to the point of something useful.