gabriel (2 inches taller)

it's really not! I keep seeing people say this but it really does reveal how reliant people have grown on the way that modern social media has turned into a hose that just blasts you in the face with #Hashtag #Content? like if you want to find people to follow on here, you gotta do it like you used to have to do it

specifically, you need to seek out things that interest you. if you already follow like one or two active accounts though? you're already kinda set because cohost, much like tumblr, exists in a way where sharing things others have posted. those one or two people are probably sharing stuff they've seen, that they're interested in, and you can start looking at those accounts

there's also the tag search? like if you're interested in art or music or whatever, #my art and #my music and similar are things. admittedly, this is a bit of a pain point because it's not like you're going to know this when you first show up. it actually would be pretty good if cohost had a bit of an onboarding process that could explain this? not one of those extremely obnoxious "hey loser click through these like fifty things that'll let you finally use the site" ones, but maybe like... I dunno, a little guide that new users can click into that shows up in the notifications? something easy to dismiss

but this idea that cohost is some impenetrable wall that completely inhibits discoverability is so fucking weird and maybe it's because I'm the World's Oldest Child but this is just how social media and, yeah, the whole-ass internet used to be! you used to have to actually look for things to help you curate your experience online!

more specifically, maybe more importantly, you had to be an active participant. the internet really shouldn't just be a passive experience if you want to enjoy yourself. if you want things thrown in your lap, cohost probably isn't the place for you, but that also speaks to a deeper issue with what the internet has become and what expectations it's set up. like this is starting to feel like a boomer-ass take, but maybe the way the modern internet encourages passively just consume content is... bad?

I dunno, I think I've lost the thread here

if you want to find stuff on cohost, take an active role in that

I would seriously argue that users passively consuming content as opposed to actively deciding what people and subjects they do and do not want to follow and participate with is a decent factor in a fair chunk of the problems with the modern internet as a whole

There’s no “perfect” tag to post in to get your art or writing or whatever looked at. The people who seek out art like yours are at least going to be slightly more engaged than the usual fan because instead of being blasted in the face with RTs or whatever they’re looking.

I'm... Not going to be homeless anymore? Soon? That's weird. So I guess this will be the last begpost for a minute. First of all - I do not need help with rent or utilities, I got that covered already. What I do need help with, is Stuff. Turns out that to live in a home, you need Stuff. Flatware, silverware, furniture... Hell I can barely spell Ikea. I have none such stuff. I haven't bought a coffee maker in twenty-five years. Since I'm not yet moved to my new home, I can't make like, a list on Amazon or whatnot, but until then, you can help me acquire Stuff via my kofi, as seen here: https://ko-fi.com/jebwrench

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