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The only problem I have with Mastodon is that it's hard to discover new things. If you already have some people you know who to follow that's great, but there i
by pantalaimon 3y ago
The only problem I have with Mastodon is that it's hard to discover new things.
If you already have some people you know who to follow that's great, but there is hardly any discovery or recommendation beyond that.
- timbit42 3y agoWhile you can follow people on Mastodon, that's not the best way to discover new things. The best way is to follow hashtags. I only follow a few people on Mastodon because there are few people who I want to see everything they post. I'd rather follow hashtags so I can see posts on topics I am interested in and not posts I'm not interested in.
- ajsalminen 3y agoThat is true and the usual recommendation is to follow hashtags but I think making lists easily shareable would also help a great deal.
- littlestymaar 3y agoWhat's wrong with the “explore” and “live feed” buttons? Also isn't that the point of a micro-blogging platform that the discoveries are made through the “retweet” of the users you follow? For years that used to be the main way discovery worked on Twitter, before they moved to algorithmically curated feed (which became full of “high-engagement” crap pretty soon).