There also nothing stopping you having more than one account for different uses. Have a public account and a locked down account and one for shit posting. Have them on separate instance if you want.
Apps let you quickly flip between accounts.
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How do folks manage the balance between having a more private social media experience with the fediverse versus a fully public one?@Biokevin
Another option is be anonymous.Using real names on the internet wasn't really a thing before Facebook.
While it doesn't restrict who sees and responds, it allows you to post your thoughts and feelings, without it getting back to people you know in real life and causing problems.
It also gives you control over who you share your real identity with.
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I've been on #Mastodon for a month now, and I’ve just been posting pics of my #catsWelcome
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Might get banned from the #forkiverse for this, but I think I need the Algorithm.There are also are thousands other instances outside of the fork, with lots of interesting people
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Might get banned from the #forkiverse for this, but I think I need the Algorithm.If someone seems knowledge or interesting. See who they follow or followers them. Then scroll though a few posts.
Search for the Fedifollows account. They puts out hand crafted lists of interesting people by topic.
They and others have mastodon directories and starter packs. Google will find them.
Have a look at the different. live feeds and trending.
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Might get banned from the #forkiverse for this, but I think I need the Algorithm.Who to follow?
Try searching a bunch of hastags of topics you are interested in.
You can also follow hastags here.
Do a introduction post and include that as a hastag.
Follow the introduction hastag
Follow lots of people. A few hundred at least to get your home timeline buzzing.
Take a punt on topics you know nothing about. It can be a interesting way to learn. I recognised and got fixed a security vulnerability at work, by reading posts bt infosec people here.
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With all the tiktok drama I have been telling people Mastodon is still here and kicking!!@taylorlorenz
Getting them to stay is the harder part. How many abandoned accounts are there that post a couple of times. Dont get followers, dont connect and never come back.Welcoming people.
Answer their questions
Give them tips
Help them connect to other with similar interests.
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With all the tiktok drama I have been telling people Mastodon is still here and kicking!!You can do that already.
Progressive web app
https://fedi.tips/how-to-install-web-apps-for-mastodon-and-the-fediverse/
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i need the fediverse explained a bit more to me.Cont)
Imagine the same, but hundreds of youtubes and Instagrams and redditts owned by different people, all seperate , yet all connected together, talking with the same protocol.
Fork, being just one star in a universe of other servers, running a variety of applications.
Micro blogs
Video sharing
Short video sharing
Picture sharing
Book tracking lists
Forums
Audio sharingConnected Social media for the people, by the people
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i need the fediverse explained a bit more to me.Imagine following a Facebook group, from Twitter.
Or someone using Reddit to reply to a Instagram post or Tumblr.
Imagine twitter was not run by a company to make money but by people who just loved it.
Imagine if there wasn't just one twitter like above. but thousands of them. With their own rules, running off donations or generosity of their owners.
Imagine being able to be able to run a twitter on that old computer in your spare room.