New to Mastodon? The most important thing to know is that there's no algorithm. Everything you see in your Home feed is reverse-chronological from accounts you follow.
You need to roll up your sleeves and work at building a good feed, because Big Social™ isn't going to do for you, and that's a really good thing!
Start by being generous with follows. Check your Local feed. Dig into replies. Use the migration tools. You can always trim back later.
Another tip is to hit the Alert button on accounts where you want to see every toot. I do that for SecureOwl, ErrataRob, and hacks4pancakes.
The plus on all this is that you don't have an outrage machine suggesting the latest viral stupidity to you. Now, your feed is not designed for dopamine or cortisol, but what you decide is important.
Another thing I learned: Favorites don't make things viral. They're simply there to let the author know you appreciated the post. Don't let that stop you. Appreciate away!
EDIT: And hashtags! Don't forget to follow your fav hashtags and add them to your toots to find your peoples!
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