what is the algorithmic logic of Mastodon feeds? how do i get found?
@jeffreyfisher you get found by new people when someone boosts one of your posts, because then that reaches all the other person's followers.
Like in this case @festal boosted your post so I got to see it, because I follow @festal
Then I got curious to see who you are, so I looked at your profile and the things you posted. If you had posted some more interesting stuff I would have followed you- I want interesting stuff, so if you want to attract me as a follower then post interesting stuff 🙂
@eliasr @festal well, It might shock you to hear that I have thought of this. for what it's worth, my goal is not to attract followers for the sake of attracting followers. it's to find potential followers who might be interested in what i do. I see those things differently. It doesn't bother me particularly if you don't find my posts interesting. I don't expect everyone to find them interesting. Of course I'm always thinking about what I'm writing and how I'm writing it.
@jeffreyfisher oh and one more way to make others find you is to comment on other people's posts, when others reading those posts will see your comment and they might choose to follow you. @festal