Following people here is such a pain in the ass
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to zimowski last edited by [email protected]
@zimowski if you use hashtags consistently. Someone will see it.
Also you can always unfollow, block, or mute if you don't like their new posts. ️
Nothing is forever. Except death.
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@BeAware yeah you are right, sorry for all the annoying questions I’ve been here for two years and still don’t understand anything lol
I just come to socials because I need interactions with people and if I need months to build network it kinda doesn’t make much sense. I want to see people today, now; not in months or weeks -
@zimowski unfortunately, these things, they take time.
I didn't get 1000+ friends overnight. I've been here for over a year and post like an absolute madman.
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to zimowski last edited by
@zimowski ps. Youre all good.
It's just been a long week.
This week is the most I've been engaged with here in such a short period of time. It's a little overwhelming tbh.
Things used to move pretty normally, but my notifications have been blowing up.
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Egg :fediverso:replied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware @zimowski hashtags are such a lifesaver. You can follow a hashtag like an individual, just by searching for (or clicking on) it, getting those posts in your home feed even from people you don't follow.
And using the hashtags is really beneficial too, as long as you have the post set to global, anyway
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@egg @BeAware thanks for the reply! I understand all that, I've been here for two years, but it just doesn't really work. Hashtags I'm interested in are empty (either because no one is posting there or because I don't see posts from other accs). I'm still doing all that of course but the problem is that this place is too hard for people to get and they just leave it, because of all these nuances
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to zimowski last edited by
@zimowski @egg to be fair, there's no algorithm here. I'm sure you know since you've been here so long, but I figured I'd mention it, since egg said algorithmic.
There's a lot of topics that aren't discussed here and that is very unfortunate.
Though, in that regard, I'd advise to be patient, Threads is in the process of federating and I'm willing to bet that by the beginning of next year, there will be a whole ton of new folks to discuss different topics with.
I should ask, how do you interact with mastodon? Do you have the official app on your phone or tablet? Or are you using the web? There's also many third party apps that are way better than the official one in a lot of ways.
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zimowskireplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware I remember there was the whole scandal that bluesky and threads shouldn't be a part of the network because some people here wanted to gatekeep bigger corporations. Good to know that they didn't succeed
I use web version on my PC, it's the best way, because the official app is just really bad
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to zimowski last edited by
@zimowski well, in regards to the big corporations being gatekept, theres 20,000+ instances here and I'd say about 1-2k MIGHT block them. However a ton of instances have their blocklist private so the only known amount is around 800. They'll never be fully locked out due to the way the network is.
Yesterday, I even had a threads user take a screenshot and make his own post saying "Meta needs to hurry up, I wanna banter!" Because they cannot mention us directly yet. It was pretty neat, but they're working on it.
As for the official app being trash, what mobile device do you have, iOS or android? I can recommend some really good third party apps on each platform if you'd like. It may be a better experience for you.
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zimowskireplied to BeAware :fediverse: last edited by
@BeAware I use iOS but browser version is good enough
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BeAware :fediverse:replied to zimowski last edited by
@zimowski you say that, but you're distraught about finding people and these apps can sometimes make it easier.
It's totally up to you, but I use IceCubesApp and Ivory regularly. The former is free, the latter requires a small subscription fee.
There's also Mona, which is not my taste but it has a feature that these don't. It lets you "view profile/post from original server", which will allow you to see their old posts and replies to posts right within the app. I think it could be good for you. Though, it needs a one time purchase of around $11 to take full advantage, but it might be worth it.
Just figured I'd offer some options, in case you're curious about how a *good* mastodon app looks and feels.