I’ve been using Bluesky for a bit, and one feature I really like is Bluesky Feeds.
Essentially, Feeds let users organize and curate content into separate streams beyond the default chronological or algorithmic timelines.
You can follow different feeds based on interests, topics, or curated lists, which gives a lot more control over what you see.
I’ve never used Mastodon-specific solutions for this, but I know there are some related projects like:
https://github.com/SamTherapy/fedifeed
Customizable Feed System Inspired by Bluesky (Github)
I’m wondering if Mastodon should consider something similar—perhaps via third-party integration.
The idea would be that a user could connect their account to a service (if the instance allows it), and their curated feeds would appear right in their chosen Mastodon app, fully managed through that external service.
Would love to hear thoughts—do you think this could improve content discovery on Mastodon, or is it something that goes against the platform’s decentralized ethos?
https://allthings.how/what-are-feeds-on-bluesky-and-how-to-use-them/
In the multi column layout (I think it’s called advanced layout or similar in the settings), you can create a column with a number of hashtags, that may go in the direction you’re looking for
Yes, I’ve followed several hashtags on Mastodon. Anyone using those hashtags, their posts will show up in my feed. It’s probably a feature that should be explained and promoted more.
And lists eg I have a list of climate experts who post on Mastodon and another of Transport Experts amd a couple other lists.
I use Fedilab on Android from F Driod and these are curated across the top and I just scroll acorss that and click the list of hashtag and it updates/populates that column.
Lemmy is a forum where you explicitly choose the topics you want to read. I like that because it’s not a social media feed. It could be implemented though, but I believe it would be a waste of time.
