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Something I do to help integrate new mastodonians in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

This is more about getting people followers than helping them find accounts to follow.

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Something I do to help integrate new mastodonians (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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A little procedure I follow to help noobs get seen by others. I used to do what most people do and boost their # introduction posts, but I think most people want to see more natural engagement and sort of glaze their eyes over when they see the intro tag, so here's what I do:

Create a list called "noobs," hidden from home timeline.
Go to # introduction
Follow every poster with fewer than say 25 followers and add them to "noobs"
Periodically browse "noobs" for interesting* toots, boost them
Periodically unfollow accounts in "noobs" (do not remove from list! That puts them in your main stable of follows!)
Repeat

I don't consider it spam-following, because I'm actually giving these accounts a good deal of attention and a good shot at being seen by a few hundred more people. Often I'll genuinely like an account and remove them from the list instead of unfollowing them. I haven't really tested this method's effectiveness, but I thought I'd put it here for others to consider.

*I have a fairly eclectic profile, so I'll boost just about anything that's not asinine.

US envoy sees some 'concerning signals' in Russia-China military cooperation in Arctic in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I can't imagine what would make countries like Russia and China think they might someday have to team up against the US.

When Cops See Their Wives With Another Man During An Arrest in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

You'd be surprised how many cops are swingers.

Israel mulls using private security contractors to deliver aid to Gaza in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

"Deliver aid"

Time is running out for Kamala Harris to break with Biden on the Gaza catastrophe in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago

Not really. Only Americans are so dense as to require several months to absorb something like that.

Iran sends 4th shipment of medical supplies to Lebanon in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hell, CNN and MSNBC should have a disclaimer.

BBC told director of Nova massacre film to not describe Hamas as terrorists in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Good. Because they're not.

As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the 'fediverse' in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (4 children)

It's like people can't get interested in anything unless it has the Big Tech stamp of approval. 🙄

As the open social web grows, a new nonprofit looks to expand the 'fediverse' in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago (6 children)

“The fact that Threads has joined the space has made it really interesting for other companies,” Prodromou says. “Threads is bringing a really big audience, as well as big names — like @POTUS is on the fediverse … So that makes this process a lot more interesting for other organizations — both for publishers who want to reach those audiences, as well as for existing social networks who want to have those influencers and celebrities available to their users.”

So this is just about piggy-backing on Threads, not any real support for the principles of open software.

Threads makes it easier to evangelize the open social web with a new direct link feature | TechCrunch in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (10 children)

I thought Threads was for people who thought Mastodon was too complicated. What's all this "turn on sharing" mess?

Update in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Thank you!

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Update (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I didn't quit as I said I would, but that's mostly been due to my sheer lack of motivation. I'm coming off of a really bad low point a few weeks ago that's had me making amends with my wife, returning to therapy for CPTSD yadda yadda . . . I'm honestly just exhausted and do not feel like I can climb that hill.

That said, I've had some small victories. I haven't completely quit, but I've gotten better at remembering the terrible smell before I light up, which has helped me cut down a lot. As a CPTSD survivor, I'm pretty practiced at working with the unconscious, so I find meditative visualization very effective (when I can be bothered). I can recommend a particular mp3 if there's interest.

So since I'm writing this, I guess I'll make another extra strong attempt tomorrow, but no promises.

P.s. Any motivation (except health scares) you can offer in the comments would be much appreciated 🙂

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Starting tomorrow (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Just checking in for my quit, which starts tomorrow, and hopefully helping get this sub off the ground.

Edit: thanks for the well-wishes everyone. Turns out my wife and I did fight over something stupid, and I smoked, because I'm an idiot. Looking forward to doing it again tomorrow.