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 This is your reminder... There is no algorithm that brings posts to your timeline. The only posts you will see under your Home tab will be either people that you follow, or the boosts from people that you follow. BOOSTING IS THE LIFE BLOOD OF MASTODON. If you read something that is interesting, funny, thought provoking, news worthy, or beautiful, then BOOST IT. Hitting "Favorite" lets the poster know that you liked it BUT IT DOESN'T LET ANYONE ELSE KNOW. Keep Mastodon alive. BOOST.
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@Mrfunkedude The real horror is that none of those stalls appear to have a toilet paper dispenser. So semi-consensus is that they're LCD walls that go opaque. What happens if the power goes out? Is it suddenly buttsville?  @Mrfunkedude #AltText is missing the text that appears on the image, which is central to the joke: "We have updated our privacy policy." Great meme ! @Mrfunkedude  I'm no prude by any stretch of the word, but if you post a nude without a CW, I will block you. Male or female. I don't care. If you have that much disregard for others that you can't be bothered the 4 seconds it takes to put up a CW, then I don't want anything to do with you. Goodbye Felicia.
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@Mrfunkedude Same. Given how often I access Fedi in public, a CW gives me the chance to quickly scroll by or at least make sure nobody can see over my shoulder & think I'm some perv. I mean, I am a perv, but the entire public doesn't need to know it. 😂 @Mrfunkedude I had to stop following the LGBT hashtag because my feed was filling up with nudes. I enjoy NSFW content as much as the next adult, but not while I'm riding the bus with people standing over me. BlueSky is just corporate Mastodon. If people haven't learned that lesson yet then they deserve what they get.  @Mrfunkedude no, it's worse than a for-profit Instance with a paywall for accounts and useage... Here are my top 3 tips in creating a long lasting relationship with the people that you care about... #1. Don't be a dick.  Hi Everyone!👋 Remember that social media is just one part of your life. Don't let it consume you or define your worth. Make time for other hobbies, interests, and relationships. Remember, a balanced life is a healthy life. You are an awesome unique individual. Do your best to fill your life with different experiences. You deserve them. @Mrfunkedude Happy life, happy...uhmm... life? 😆 How's you Mr. EDude? Any more insights on that airplane we all know you totally robbed? @dansup is this supposed to be happening? Why does it show likes in public but not in profile?  |
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@Mrfunkedude after using twitter for many many years it took me a while to unlearn the algo driven feed. This is important and how I discover a lot of interesting / funny / thought provoking content. However, it does nothing to take you out of your bubble unless you seek out communities that hold different convictions / opinions than yours.
@Mrfunkedude @JugglingWithEggs Starring isn’t entirely invisible. I can see that ~175 people starred your post, and my client (Mona) lets me see who they are. I don’t immediately see a way to get from a user to that user’s starred posts; is that the ”not let[ting] anyone else know” you mean?
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Actually hashtags are the lifeblood of the Fediverse. This isn't twitter. It's not a popularity contest. People curate their feed based on their interests, by subscribing to hashtags.
People who don't use hashtags and don't add alt text to images have missed the entire point of the Fediverse, which is information and conversation, not just pushing memes for engagement counts. If you want to succeed here you need to leave the twitter mentality behind.
In case you didn't know, there's a setting in your preferences to *not show* boosts of recent posts, and lots of people use it to avoid seeing the same articles and memes over and over all day.
If you want to build up your home page, subscribe to hashtags. That way you can follow people who talk about stuff you're actually interested in.
Also, boosting puts things on your *own* timeline that you don't necessarily want there. Likes / favorites are perfectly valid interactions.
Hooe this helps.
@Mrfunkedude
Actually hashtags are the lifeblood of the Fediverse. This isn't twitter. It's not a popularity contest. People curate their feed based on their interests, by subscribing to hashtags.
People who don't use hashtags and don't add alt text to images have missed the entire point of the Fediverse, which is information and conversation, not just pushing memes for engagement counts. If you want to succeed here you need to leave the twitter mentality behind.