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If you like games, try looking at the users of GameDev Place
If you like visual art, Mastodon.Art can be a good place to start.
If you are from Europe, there are a few official accounts at https://social.network.europa.eu/directory
If you like memes, I strongly recommend @skeletor@mas.to and @SmudgeTheInsultCat@mas.to
If you need to get news, Flipboard is in the process of federating its content, you can see a few users that are already able to be followed in this post: https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard/111926711889817950
Hope this helps.
Wouldn’t recommend mastodon.art imo
Heard the admins on there are very ban-ready on there and basically defederate anyone they consider “bad” despite not actually being problematic themselves.
Yeah, I’m an artist on mastodon.art. Not a huge fan their heavy moderation and the drama it creates. I’d love to switch instances, but hate that previous posts don’t travel with you.
Yeah, I don't like mastodon art moderation either, and I wouldn't recommend signing up there. But that doesn't change the fact that there are a lot of artists there willing to spread their work.
I was a mod when they picked a fight with a "sister" instance from mine. I saw the MO of the adm. But also found that most of the users there were not even aware of what was happening.
Anyway, OP. Follow whoever you want, just be aware that if you cannot follow someone from mastodon art is because they chose to block your server. Is not personal.
Out of all the bad things you can say about Mastodon drama and moderation issues...
It's pretty cool the phrases "don't use this instance" and "follow people on this instance" can coexist.
Because of federation, the admins of an instance besides your own don't even get to peep your IP addresses.