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Mastodon had by far the lowest number of followers (lowest denominator). I’d expect regardless of platform, that the lowest follower count one would have the hi

by soared 3y ago

Mastodon had by far the lowest number of followers (lowest denominator). I’d expect regardless of platform, that the lowest follower count one would have the highest engagement rate. If your page hasn’t reached viral/etc status then only hardcore fans will have seemed out your page to follow it - so on mastodon no semi-interested people have followed who would be unlikely to comment.

mypastself 3y ago
It could also be that the proportion of followers likely to engage in scientific topics is higher on a platform that (still) attracts more tech-savvy users.
yardie 3y ago
I like it. The Twitter algorithm loads up my TL with viral posts. Posts from users I actually follow just get lost in the churn. I don’t care for viral posts. I want the things I read to be informative. It doesn’t need to drive clicks or make a lot of revenue from me.
- loloquwowndueo 3y ago
  On twitter i use only the “following” tab, not the “for you” one, and other than promoted posts, I only get things my direct followees posted or retweeted. Then again my list is very heavily curated - I follow fewer than 50 people and ruthlessly block accounts I find objectionable or just annoying.
  - throwaway290 3y ago
    Same, now that they fixed it and it's no longer reset to "for you" every time the "following" tab works wonders for me.
  - yardie 3y ago
    My follow list is ~200. But even under following every 3rd tweet is a sponsored ad. There is still a lot more noise than signal in this new Twitter.
timbit42 3y ago
Having your "page" or "account" reach viral status doesn't matter as much on Mastodon. Most Mastodon users follow hashtags more than accounts. If you use a hashtag that lots of people are already following, lots of people will see it even if no one is following your account. This makes a lot of sense because instead of seeing everything an account posts, most of which may not be what your are interested in, following hashtags means you will see all posts related to your interests, even if you're not following any accounts.

by soared 3y ago

mypastself 3y ago

It could also be that the proportion of followers likely to engage in scientific topics is higher on a platform that (still) attracts more tech-savvy users.

yardie 3y ago

I like it. The Twitter algorithm loads up my TL with viral posts. Posts from users I actually follow just get lost in the churn. I don’t care for viral posts. I want the things I read to be informative. It doesn’t need to drive clicks or make a lot of revenue from me.

loloquwowndueo 3y ago
On twitter i use only the “following” tab, not the “for you” one, and other than promoted posts, I only get things my direct followees posted or retweeted. Then again my list is very heavily curated - I follow fewer than 50 people and ruthlessly block accounts I find objectionable or just annoying.
- throwaway290 3y ago
  Same, now that they fixed it and it's no longer reset to "for you" every time the "following" tab works wonders for me.
- yardie 3y ago
  My follow list is ~200. But even under following every 3rd tweet is a sponsored ad. There is still a lot more noise than signal in this new Twitter.

timbit42 3y ago

Having your "page" or "account" reach viral status doesn't matter as much on Mastodon. Most Mastodon users follow hashtags more than accounts. If you use a hashtag that lots of people are already following, lots of people will see it even if no one is following your account. This makes a lot of sense because instead of seeing everything an account posts, most of which may not be what your are interested in, following hashtags means you will see all posts related to your interests, even if you're not following any accounts.