The problem is you are using Mastodon incorrectly. It's not Xitter. On Mastodon, you want to put hashtags in your posts and comments so people who are followin

The problem is you are using Mastodon incorrectly. It's not Xitter. On Mastodon, you want to put hashtags in your posts and comments so people who are following those hashtags will see your post and because they are interested in those hashtags, they will interact with you. Your post would have to be really boring or with no hashtags to only get one reply on Mastodon. I follow dozens of hashtags but only three people on Mastodon.