A popular feature of BlueSky that really gets new users’ feeds going is their Starter Packs.
Mastodon Migration Blog is replicating this good idea for the Fediverse with follow packs. These are csv files that can be downloaded and imported into Mastodon to follow a bunch of users around a topic.
Why?
As soon as someone that is similar to most people in my life sees the words “.csv” and “hamburger menu” their eyes will glaze over and they’ll bounce.
Plus there’s step number 4 that I know will scare folks away…
Because this is the average user.
normies want easy starter pack with one click or tap like this