I just noticed I get much more interaction posting to Mastodon via Kbin’s microblog feature than I do from posting on Mastodon itself. A lot of the time on Mastodon I will feel like I am talking into the wind no matter how many hashtags I use, and yet if I post an untagged message from kbin, I’ll get several more likes and replies.
I don’t know how much of it is a fault with Mastodon, or maybe I’m simply doing something wrong, but it’s been fascinating experimenting between the two sites.
@Roundcat I’ve noticed the same and think I know why it is. In Mastodon, you have to search through the hashtags. On Kbin, you just have to be subscribed to a magazine which automatically pulls in posts with the same hashtag. It’s easier to see things that way, especially if you have notifications on for the magazine.
They are just two different sorts of systems. Mastodon doesn’t automatically give you anything. You have to do the digging yourself.
