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Newbies from the #TwitterMigration should know this: content discovery works different here.

1. There's no universal search
2. Popularity of hashtags varies instance to instance
3. There's no secret algorithm
#twittermigration
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Chris Trottier
Chris Trottier  
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But there's more:

1. Home feed is chronological
2. Replies to conversations are also in home feed
3. Someone is likely to ping you if they think you should see something
This entry was edited (1 year ago)
Chris Trottier
Chris Trottier  
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If you absolutely must talk to people who share an interest, it's far better to join an instance that's dedicated to that interest.

Put another way: you won't find many heavy metal recommendations in kpop.social.
Chris Trottier
Chris Trottier  
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It's best to think of Mastodon less as a content discovery tool that will show you what's trending, and more like a really addictive communications tool with notifications and feeds.
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