Post by @annaleen@wandering.shop

2026-10-17 01:42 UTC

And that means any given invite to a real-life event will probably result in more people showing up in real life. Because there is just a higher density of people here. More people per hundred accounts? All this makes me think about how weird it is on most other platforms, where there is a lower person to account ratio.

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@gikkt@wandering.shop 2026-10-17 02:03

@annaleen@wandering.shop any chance at all of an event in DFW?

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@tedmielczarek@mastodon.social 2026-10-17 02:05

@annaleen@wandering.shop I have definitely gotten the impression that a vast swath of Instagram is fake engagement.

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@krisfreedain@fosstodon.org 2026-10-17 02:09

@annaleen@wandering.shop One of the main reasons I love it over here. Engagement seems to have picked up in that manner in the last 5-6 months - at least for me. It's really great to see this flourish; still reminds me of the old internet is some ways - one has to go out and 'find their community' (in a good way)

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@anne@toot.cat 2026-10-17 02:22

@annaleen@wandering.shop Also it’s just easier to connect to your local community on Mastodon. It’s the hashtags maybe? I follow hashtags for my state and local city, which leads to following other local folks and local businesses, which leads to hearing about local events…

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