@Gargron Más razón que un santo | More reason than a saint.

@Gargron online narcissism.

@Gargron , I Don't Wanna Be Famous,

I Just Want To Share, Talk, Met Others, & Not Get Banned Immorally Or Unfairly Either :( 😞

#Scott1984FP

@Gargron To be honest I have experienced the opposite, even in the begin stages. People tend to have a lot more interaction on here than for example on Twitter.

What does 'fame' mean?

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Does anyone expect that?

@Gargron the only accounts I follow on Twitter that are truly worthwhile are ones I found organically through friends or other types of media where I originally discovered them (e.g., linked from Twitch) - things that are completely platform-independent.

@Gargron Pretty sure we can probably blame Twitter for that.

@Gargron Additionally: if anyone can get famous instantly with zero effort, fame has no meaning.

@Gargron Maybe it was 🤑BUYFOLLWRS🤑

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Yes hello I would like to inquire about becoming an influencer, thank you, yes I'll hold. ☎️

@Gargron A lot of folks didn't. They made a splash and signed it with their Twitter handle. Instant network.

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#Twitter peep are spoon fed an inorganic warped view of the world and themselves.

Only been on here for a day,.
It has genuine organic vibe, feels way better than the future
MuskX MySpace app.

@Gargron "I've escaped all of the nasty algorithms, finally! What, you mean I have do something to find people?!"

@Gargron don't wanna be famous. Being rich would be enough. 😁

@Gargron I currently have 324 followers on Mastodon. It took me a little over a year.

It took me eight years to get that many followers on Twitter.

@Gargron here's the thing, the hasthags in mastodon is kinda sucks. Each instance has different trends. Thank god it's synced in big server, but small server

@Gargron you are so correct… but now I can use my Twitter experience to grow here more judiciously… we shall see…

@Gargron TBH I kind of like the quiet, slower pace here. Just look around, take your time, kind of like a leisurely stroll. If something builds up it does, but if not, keep on strolling.

@Gargron if the goal is merely to be "famous", Fediverse would not be the place. IMHO

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The best solution is to not care about those people.

@Gargron I did not... And that's why I didn't really have a "network"...

@Gargron lf they want to be famous, they should stick to the commercial social sites. I think just being a decent social human is enough to generate clout anywhere, do something the community appreciates: Great content, great discourse, or you can just read the room and find your niche then grown from there.

@Gargron I am almost nonexistent on birdsite, so I'm feeling great

@Gargron Well if we can’t become famous what else is there to life??!

@Gargron Why should I want to get famous? I just want to have interesting, nice or just funny talks with other people - that's it. And of course it takes some time to find the right people for that.

@Gargron I sometimes operate my magazine's Twitter account but usually use Mastodon. The way I think of followers are different on those platforms.

With Twitter it's "Ooh look, a follower! How many followers do they have? Will they be awed enough by our follower count if we follow them back? Can I get them to boost my reach somehow?"

On Mastodon it's more like "Ooh, a new person? What are they like and what do they do? Are there things we have in common that we can talk about?"

@Gargron it's like a virtual life. Along the way you meet much people and some of them will stay with you and done of them don't. It is a long way, and you have to be patient.

@Gargron If there is a downside to the fediverse, it's the ability to discover new people/your contacts to follow; but it's a welcome to sacrifice to keep the quality of the platform high.

@Gargron Maybe a bit of it is the fact that Twitter has hit the laggards part of the market, which joined late, but after a large audience was already established.

I don't know the answer, but I feel like the profile page on Mastodon is fantastic and in the right direction for that target with its tags, endorsements, and support for multiple links.

@Gargron why would they expect to get famous?

@Gargron I am okay with shouting into the ether.

@Gargron It'd be a failed platform if we DID get famous instantly! I come here for the peace, quiet, and ability to scroll through my whole feed fast enough to get back to making stuff :p

@Gargron if you are spending time online "growing your network" primarily for the sake of having a large network then you are doing social media wrong TBH

@Gargron I have roughly half the followers here as I do on Twitter (it's taken me years to get to 53 there), but I think some of them are bots. No complaints on that end!

@Gargron I don't know how to social. I am here to see cool stuff and cool people's projects.

@Gargron people are mostly stupid. They try to compensate their sad life with being Famous on the internet