My Fediverse Starter Pack

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The idea of a “social media starter pack” is nothing new. In the 90s we had webrings with select websites we wanted to connect with, and share with others. In blogging we have “blogrolls,” and on social media we’ve had “follow fridays” for … forever. And, in regards to the fediverse, numerous people have put together lists of users they think others should follow. So, by all means, Bluesky’s version of this is really nothing new, except in that they call follow lists “starter packs.” In that spirit, I’ve made my own, for the fediverse.

You can check out my starter pack, and follow via the little follow button I’ve positioned next to each user’s name (yes, I’ve included myself). And this is by no means an exhaustive and complete list! Currently, I’ve slapped this together in about thirty minutes, after having come home from work, napped, and ate a pizza. The list contains those I enjoy seeing on my timeline, and I fully intend to keep adding to it!

Recently, I wrote about how I felt Bluesky was growing on me a little. Mostly in that, I don’t feel like you need to fully avoid it, and it does have its worth. In comparison to the fediverse though, I think I do still mostly prefer my instance, that I run myself, that I moderate myself, on an open protocol that is entirely run by regular normal people (save from the companies connecting or planning to connect to ActivityPub). And I do still have concerns about Bluesky, like how it recently received funding from a crypto company, and it could totally be bought by a billionaire with no morals at any second.

It’s for those reasons, I’d like to continue building on the fediverse, and this will eventually also include “building” in regards to my scripting and app development. I don’t want to just have scripts referencing Reddit forever. I’ve mostly used Reddit as a testing ground for ideas.

But, anyway, I hope my starter pack helps you find new people to follow (even though it’s a bit tiny at the moment)!