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Done with Twitter and Reddit (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by Griff0@lemmy.world to c/fediverse@lemmy.world

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I have been on the edge with twitter and reddit for a while and I have finally deleted my accounts that I have had for a very long time there. They are no longer the places I used to know, even more so with twitter. I am ready for my new time here and on mastodon.

Hello Lemmy

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[-] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 209 points 1 year ago

Hello to the Fediverse! Hopefully you can also enjoy the rest of the sites such as Kbin, Pixelfed, Peertube, Owncast and Misskey - there's plenty to choose from!

[-] Hikiru@lemmy.world 113 points 1 year ago

I’ve checked a few instances of federated YouTube alternatives and just… no. Most of the content is right wing guys looking for a place to spread hate they can’t elsewhere. The type of people that watch Andrew Tate and Admin Ross. Lemmy is Great though, mastodon seems a little boring compared to twitter. The fix to that would be Elon fucking up enough that the very change averse average internet user would be willing to try mastodon.

[-] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 53 points 1 year ago

Mastodon gets better when you start following people by hashtag.

Account Settings > Profile > Featured Hashtags

Populate that area with hashtags of what interests you. Pretty soon you have people popping up that share your interests and you follow those that seem interesting.

[-] TheChancePants@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What I find when I follow tags is that my feed is now totally flooded with hundreds of new toots every time I log in - how do you deal with this? It’s way too much for me to ever go through and get anything meaningful out of it.

[-] Drunemeton@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Follow a few interesting people based on a tag, perhaps by number of favorites / boosts, and then remove that tag.

You can always add it back in later.

[-] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 2 points 1 year ago

Lists are your friend! Not sure if Mastodon can do it, but on Pleroma/Akkoma you can add users to a list without adding them to your main followed list.