In the fediverse, it’s mostly on you to find worthy people to fill up your feeds. Luckily, there are curators who’ve already done that legwork for you. Use these resources as shortcuts to make your fediverse experience as smart and relevant as can be. Share in the comments any tips and ideas you use to discover cool profiles and posts. Big shoutout to favorites like @FediFollows, @Curator, @lisamelton and more.
https://about.flipboard.com/fediverse/how-to-discover-interesting-people-in-the-fediverse/
@Flipboard@flipboard.social @FediFollows@social.growyourown.services @Curator@mastodon.art @lisamelton@mastodon.social
Write your bio first on your account page so you don't get mistaken for a bot account.
Go to the Global tab - follow posts you like, look for the #tags used, click on them to see more posts on that theme
Follow in abundance, prune (unfollow) if you start seeing too much of a topic.
@Flipboard @FediFollows @Curator @lisamelton
I wrote a program to make it easier to see following and followers
http://OJRock.mpaq.org/follow
@Flipboard @FediFollows @Curator @lisamelton@mastodon. @Essie_lou @gailingr