[beej71]

I know this is asking about people, but following hashtags are where it's at. And it's a great way to find people, besides.

Here's mine, for example, a giveaway cross section of my interests...

#linux #unix #weather #bendoregon #orwx #railroad #history #caving #caves #seti #train #motorcycle #bicycle #openstreetmap #osm #amtrak #railfan #nasa #usgs #hacking #computerscience #math #programmerhumor (some real groaners) #astrophotography #astronomy #rustlang #space #science #programming

And then mute people whose stuff you don't want to see.

As for people, I follow my friends and:

@[e-mail]

@[e-mail]

@[e-mail]

@[e-mail]

@[e-mail]

@[e-mail] (I think this is unofficial)

@[e-mail]

[safety1st]

Tags are the way, the whole ethos of federation is about not being a sheep who needs to participate in some self-important global cult of personality to feel like they matter. Just follow your interests.

[Ensorceled]

I ... follow writers and gamers I like on Twitter.

[PaulBGD_]

I wish there was an easier way to keep on with tags on more instances though, following users I don't have to worry about that.

[TheAtomic]

Masto newbie here, how do you follow hashtags?

[AlexCoventry]

In the standard web client, search for the hash tag (including the initial `#`) in the "Search or paste URL" form in the top-left corner. Hash tags matching your search will appear just below that form. Click on one you want to follow. A column of toots with that hash tag will appear. At the top of the column on the right-hand side is a small person icon with a "+" in it. Click on that, and you will be following that tag.

Seems like there ought to be a simpler way. I just kind of stumbled into this approach.

[_cenw]

fedi.lynnesbian.space has been gone for a while, and no way that wasn't a shitposting account

[beej71]

Well, shit. It doesn't show up for me when searching (edit: unless I search for it exactly), but this appears to be the official: @[e-mail]