I just started following a lot more people here on Mastodon. I'm now up to more than 450 accounts. I added a bunch of people I follow on the bird site, plus a number of antifascists and journalists.
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@nickmartin
Yours is the approach I've gradually learned to adopt. If somebody says something interesting that makes me reflect on something, I follow whether I agree or not. If somebody follows me, I follow. If somebody shows up brand-new and wonders what's going on, I follow. It's caused some near-magical encounters. Not having my focus guided by unknown algorithms has made this place come to life for me in ways I would not have expected or guessed.
@AndyLowry It's always a bit incredible to make new and interesting connections on social media. I've learned so much from people on other platforms over the years, but the algorithms made that less likely as time went on. Having a space where that feels possible again is pretty great.