:newt: Zanzibart, forgive me... (nprofile…cext) Phantasm (nprofile…s2sp)
>a lot of that is what you subscribed to
This. If something shows up on my home timeline that I'm not following, it's because:
1. Someone I don't follow replied to me or a thread I'm tagged in. (I think I can turn that off and only have that show in notifications, not my home timeline, or even possibly not see it at all if it really bothered me that much.)
2. Someone I follow reposted something that I didn't follow. While it's not 100%, it's astronomically more likely that I I'll be interested in something reposted by someone I already follow than if it were just injected into my TL by some (((algorithm))) or because it's (((sponsored))) or (((promoted))).
There's is some content here. I follow a bunch of bots that post interesting stuff. But it's also about interacting with actual real people. I'm not on fedi to "become a fan" of a corporation, or follow a (((brand))), or "engage with" a celebrity/e-celeb.