Gregory's Server@haydenthorne @alexwild Yeah, actually, when I addressed the 'follows' issue I completely overlooked the fact that following hashtags is an end unto itself, and can fill your feed with interesting and incredibly varied stuff even if you never follow any of the accounts served up.
And I agree, to me this is like taking drinks from the garden hose out side in the summer vs twitter's firehose.
Oh, and? *Using* hashtags in your posts gets you seen, too. When I first got here, I started hashtagging every damn thing I could in my posts, and trying to post like crazy, pretty random and mundane stuff, to get engagement; I deliberately erred on the side of dumb overshares. Some might say I still do. 😜
TL;DR: #Hashtags are your friends.