tenna

A critter on the internet

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A techie critter and casual streamer in their mid-twenties with interests in webhosting. Known for running web servers on things that shouldn't run web servers, turning others into similar looking blue raccoons, and being a little bit bigger than average.


Disclaimer: All content posted here are my own, and don’t necessarily represent my employer’s positions, strategies, or options.


I post non-lewd kink, but make best efforts to tag it 18+. This might not always happen, however (especially if it's only adjacent to it.) Please only follow if you are 18+.

Additionally, please put something in your profile before following me. I probably won’t block over it or anything, but I get a little anxious when I’m followed by an empty account.



outer fediverse, public
@tenna@blimps.xyz
atproto (bluesky)
@tenna.zip
website league
@tenna@pleasetf.me

ewie
@ewie

every other post i see in the introductions tag: “hey i guess i have an account here now. idk i might stick around if this place gets more active but who knows. seems really dead here to me tho”

my actual feed: literally flooded with posts i need to unfollow people and clean stuff up because cohost has become too active for my current browsing habits


DiscoDeerDiary
@DiscoDeerDiary

I've been thinking about how it's unfortunate that a lot of people on the internet now don't seem to know how to 1) manually expand their content feeds and 2) help other people do that. And to be fair it's a skill that I had to pick up after years of letting "the algorithm" do its work, and it's a skill I'm still working on. But yeah without further ado here's my tips for

HOW TO MAKE A "DEAD" SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM COME TO LIFE

Step 1 Find more people to follow. Go to the pages of the people you already follow and scroll down to look for other folks you might want to follow. Try name searching for people you enjoy on other platforms. Sometimes following three more people is all it takes to turn a "dead" platform into an active one.

Step 2 Share stuff. This helps other people find your favorite creators. Also people notice when you share their stuff and that can lead to good conversations.

Step 3 Practice interacting. A lot of people think they have to be good at commenting on other people's posts right out of the gate, but like, no. There's nothing wrong with starting small. You think someone's artwork is cute? Simply responding with "cute!" means a lot.


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in reply to @ewie's post:

we think it's sorta due to how the site is structured

it lacks any sort of algorithm or pre-loaded homepage, which is pretty cool, but it has the side-effect of making it difficult to actually guage how active the site is. we figured it was just placeholder accounts and meta jokes about the site itself until we started searching up tags. getting the hang of it now, but it takes some getting used to

Yeah, engaging with tags is practically a necessity and it takes time to figure out. I am still finding tags to add I hadn’t thought to look for and it’s been months since I started.

The combo of subscribing to enough tags and the injection of a bunch of new people recently has been working wonders for my timeline tho. So busy now!

in reply to @DiscoDeerDiary's post:

It's strange, having to sort of unlearn browsing behavior that The Algorithm taught me, and relearn all of the ones I quickly picked up during my internet infancy days. |

Like, Cohost does not actively push anything at you! You have to actually find the things/people/whatever you're looking for and interact! I'm so used to sifting through the streams of Nonsense that The Algorithm would try and direct to me for anything Actually Good, that it really is a daunting practice.

But it's also been really thrilling! Actually leaving comments on things, and the like. I really hope this leads to a much more connected system of people here.

Yeah to be quite honest I think that the way algorithms push other people's posts on you had kind of taught us to resent each other. It's so much easier to get mad at people for being slightly annoying if you never chose to seek them out in the first place.

Oh goodness, I didn't even consider how that probably factors into The Discourse. "Why is this on my feed?" carries a lot less weight when you yourself are responsible for what goes on there...

... Maybe this place will help teach folks healthier online behavior practices. Hopefully!