Linda Eisenstein
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I kinda get tired of saying it. Your Spoutible experience is determined more by whom you follow - who shows up in your timeline - than by who follows you. Your timeline will be thin gruel unless you follow enough folks whose content is interesting to you.
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“The point is to help people find accounts to follow, not to get people more followers”, she whispered quietly to no one.
12:39 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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Linda Eisenstein
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Your followers can double, triple, quadruple and it won't put a single extra thing in your timeline except for some likes & replies. Your timeline is a curated list of those YOU follow. So to have a robust experience you must look for those who spout things that interest you. It isn't automatic.
06:20 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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Linda Eisenstein
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It's why a blue check who comes here, posts their content, and barely follows anyone will perceive Spoutible as an empty room. Well, it is, for them. A literal echo chamber of their own voice.

Whereas a person, quiet as a mouse, who follows many diverse people here can enjoy endless chatter.
06:25 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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SLS StickFigure
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Being egalitarian by nature, I pretty much follow anyone who spouts things of interest AND, more importantly, anyone that pays me any attention. I feel like I owe them my reading what they spout too. Of course, that makes my timeline untenable. Someday I might have to rethink this.
In response to Linda Eisenstein.
09:20 AM - Dec 23, 2023 (Edited)
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Tracy I
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In response to SLS StickFigure.
This is what lists will be useful for once your timeline gets bigger.
01:10 AM - Dec 24, 2023
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Elektra 🖖
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In response to SLS StickFigure.
I use lists to keep everyone straight. I do keep my setting on my main timeline, but I’ll switch every so often just so I don’t miss people. I had to put a little work in setting it up but now I just add as I go.
01:15 PM - Dec 23, 2023
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SLS StickFigure
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In response to Elektra 🖖.
Sounds like a plan. I do have a handful of accounts bookmarked. The engagement here is overwhelming. In a good way though!
03:27 PM - Dec 23, 2023
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Joe JustUs
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In response to Elektra 🖖.
Bingo! I have you in my sci-fi/Star Trek list. 💚🐳
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Professor Kyle
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In response to SLS StickFigure.
Just curious, how does that make it untenable?
10:03 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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SLS StickFigure
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In response to Professor Kyle.
In the sense of maintaining getting through my timeline in full. It's the completist in me talking.
10:27 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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Linda Eisenstein
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In response to SLS StickFigure.
I do lots of followbacks, too. That works for a while. Then you may have to prune in order for better balance.
09:24 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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SLS StickFigure
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In response to Linda Eisenstein.
The list thing will probably come in handy. I hate the idea I miss a spout that deserves to be read though. BUT of course that is already happening bigly by my not being able to get through my timeline!
09:26 AM - Dec 23, 2023
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