I keep seeing people say Mastodon is nothing like Twitter. And they’re right.
Mastodon is an echo of the old internet, it’s decentralised, chaotic. What you get depends on your sysadmin. You can’t search, everything has to be shared to you by a human. Networks split apart and rejoin. What you see is your unique connection to it.
Is this good? Maybe. But for me that’s the internet I grew up with. No algorithms, no targeted adverts, just human interaction, and it was glorious.
Your Mastodon feed won't improve through passive engagement. There is no algorithm to suggest and share what you liked.
You must actively follow different people to see what they boost, and you must boost for other people to see. Some people are from different servers. You will see more of what they see organically. You can also hashtag to increase visibility.
There is no quote retweet either. You have to actively engage and comment in the thread.
Just so folk from birdsite can find me:
#CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #MaskUp #BetterMasks #BringBackMasks #CovidIsAirborne #CleanTheAir #CovidMitigations #CovidCautious #CovidPrecautions #PandemicIsNotOver #COVID #COVID19 #LongCovid #LongCovidKids #LongHauler #SARSCoV2 #ZeroCovid
For #TwitterMigration my #DoAllTheThings infographic and hashtags for #engineering controls in a small commercial building to address #COVIDisAirborne :
#maskup #respirators #ventilation #filtration #HEPA #CorsiRosenthalBox #UVGI #FarUVC #CO2 #COVIDCO2
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