Post Add4jG6JsmmirhWesy by Judeet88@universeodon.com
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(DIR) Post #Add4jEr2W6y501MwQi by pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green
2024-01-07T09:24:46Z
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Does anyone have any advice here on how to make your Mastodon less eurocentric? I do regular searches, follow people from outside Europe/US whenever I come across them, etc, but it’s quite slow, hard work. I was wondering whether there is a more strategic way - ie is there a list of instances that are not Europe/US based, and from which I could follow one person each or something? Not interested in changing my own instance, just to get more global connections. #Eurocentrism
(DIR) Post #Add4jG6JsmmirhWesy by Judeet88@universeodon.com
2024-01-07T09:29:34Z
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@pvonhellermannn I think it's just a matter of which instance you're on, it seems random...universodon is almost exclusively US and it's quite hard to find other stuff unless you search about for non US people to follow.
(DIR) Post #Add4jH3ALzr9oD3ebo by pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green
2024-01-07T09:34:03Z
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@Judeet88 Yes, I think you may be right. I joined Mastodon Green at the beginning because I liked its ethos and practices (and because I got an invite from someone!) and initially believed all those saying that your instance doesn't matter, you can connect anywhere you like. But increasingly noticing that Ma Green is quite small and very European, and that has probably really shaped my Mastodon experience. It SHOULD be possible to forge global connections wherever you start from, though.
(DIR) Post #Add4jHnbZL0G8Emjzc by NatureMC@mastodon.online
2024-01-07T12:26:19Z
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@pvonhellermannn @Judeet88 The instance has nothing to do how you can connect oder experience the Fediverse. Mastodon is an European company but you can connect with *every* instance with the world by different means. The search also works for *all* federated instances! Only "Live Feed" comes from your instance. "Explore" is a feed from different instances (with an algorithm behind). Hashtags connect *all* instances. Instances are only like an email address, they are open = federated.
(DIR) Post #Add4jIiKASNCy9K2Ou by pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green
2024-01-08T06:56:39Z
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@NatureMC @Judeet88 I may be misunderstanding you or Mastodon, but initially i did also think that #Hashtags reached or went across all instances- that when you search a hashtag, you see everyone who had used it. But over time I learned (from others here) that when you search a hashtag, you still only see toots from people who are connected to you or others on your instance, not everyone on the Fediverse who ever uses it. Like: nothing reaches/searches everyone @FediTips
(DIR) Post #Add4jJRLT4NzDmNzZg by stereo@freiburg.social
2024-01-08T07:41:03Z
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@pvonhellermannn @NatureMC @Judeet88 @FediTips it depends on which instances your instance "know of"