Who should I be following in the Fediverse?

[drgroftehauge@sigmoid.social]

@tylerlwsmith Just look at the local timelines from hachyderm, gamedev.lgbt and tech.lgbt

[ivor@social.ivor.org]

@tylerlwsmith @eniko for lots of reasons.

[eniko@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@ivor @tylerlwsmith should i boost this post? you might get a lot more replies than you bargained for >_>

[alice@beige.party]

@alice@lgbtqia.space @tylerlwsmith @catsalad @deviantollam @dramypsyd @skeletor I was about to pop in and be like "I think someone tagged the wrong Alice" but then I realized that the person who tagged me is the right Alice who also happens to be my favorite Alice!

[agowa338@chaos.social]

@tylerlwsmith

As you're not on a self-hosted instance all by yourself you could have a look at your instances "Trending" or "Live feed" timeline. And there you've "This server" as well as "All" [all that are federated with your instance] and "Other servers" (which is the same as all but without everything that is also in "This server").

Then follow everyone that posts about things you like. That's basically it

Oh and you can also follow hashtags. You may also check those out, too.

[ivor@social.ivor.org]

@eniko @tylerlwsmith .... Incoming replies.....

[eclectech@things.uk]

@silvermoon82 Aw, thanks

[denny@boing.world]

@tylerlwsmith I enjoy reading stuff from @kevlin (active) and @davefarley77 (dormant), and will add my voice to those recommending you also follow some interesting hashtags - which will in turn lead you to discover more new interesting people.

[fnordius@muenchen.social]

@tylerlwsmith i find it useful to follow super-boosters like @lisamelton for a while, and look at who they boost. There will be some there that you may find interesting enough to follow yourself.

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Alice@beige.party 🥰

@tylerlwsmith @catsalad @deviantollam @dramypsyd @skeletor

[dramypsyd@ohai.social]

@alice@lgbtqia.space @tylerlwsmith @catsalad @deviantollam @Alice@beige.party @skeletor

[jwcph@helvede.net]

@tylerlwsmith Don't forget @TheBreadmonkey. Also, @owlsintowels.

[angela_underscore@mstdn.ca]

@tylerlwsmith

Not sure how @randahl missed the list of recommendations.

[thebreadmonkey@beige.party]

@jwcph @tylerlwsmith @owlsintowels

For the lols, @amiserabilist has an excellent follow list and aswell as being an excellent curator is also a lovely human (although has a sense of humour which is not for the faint of heart - you have been warned).

[amiserabilist@beige.party]

@TheBreadmonkey @jwcph @tylerlwsmith @owlsintowels

thanks ben

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[steveclough@metalhead.club]

@tylerlwsmith One of the best ways is to post stuff with hashtags. And people will spot these.

And also - have patience. Follow those who seem interesting, and when they post, see who replies. It takes time to build up your people.

But it is worth it.

[dxzdb@mastodon.social]

@mdione @tylerlwsmith definitely second following hashtags! Also look for people you followed before on Xitter…

Also, if you happen to be on Apple platforms, buying @ivory is a huge plus! I think of this because at times you'll want to mute said hashtags and I don't think you can do that without a decent app.

[shellsharks@shellsharks.social]

@tylerlwsmith I link to all sorts of follow recs in this li’l note - https://shellsharks.com/notes/2025/01/10/welcome-to-the-fediverse. Includes artists, infosec folks, my #fediroll of awesome follows, etc…

…there's always following me too …

[dandrumheller@mstdn.social]

@tylerlwsmith

@siracusa @caseyliss @marcoarment
@dmoren
@bittner
@DaveHamilton
@dansup

[hi_cial@donphan.social]

@tylerlwsmith hmm @MichaelWhelan for scifi art he has done where he discusses his process a bit sharing the cover art and paintings of his career

@hannah is very funny and you may know her from her jeopardy championshippings

@ifixcoinops is just cool but also where else you gonna find a pinball repairman to talk abt pinball repair (and family and being an expat in the usa) these days

@operationpuppet for a henson inspired puppet crafter (and puppeteer)

@joynewacc is a writer and poet in gaza who also helps organize and verify palestinian and gazan fundraisers as well as share her works

@BestGirlGrace and @heatherhorns both really crack me up too but ymmv

also try following hashtags!! favs are (im adding a space so as not to spam the tag feeds) # lichensubscribe and # mosstodon for moss and lichen and forest photography. we also have # silentSunday and # weirdCarMastodon ... im literally running out of space to suggest people lmfao