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Before algorithms we all used hashtags. Hashtags were very important to Twitter in the before times. That’s how you find topics on mastodon. I have columns set with specific hashtag sets so I can quickly glance at toots about horror movies, birds, retrogaming, etc…
You can also follow hashtags directly in your home feed just like Twitter topics.
It’s really not a difficult thing at all, but people are so addicted to Twitter they always give a halfassed attempt at switching before throwing up their hands.
Feel free to peruse the plethora of reasons- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Google
I always laugh at the term “far left” or “left extremism.” Like oh no stop it with all the equality and rights. No no anything but those.