The best thing in Mastodon (and derivatives) 4.2+ is exclusive lists. You should get into these.
You make a list of people you follow, which you're probably familiar with, but with one option flipped on, these posters will *only* appear when viewing the list.
I used the hell out of this on Google+ and have missed it since. My main list is for "downtime". Accounts on that list are ones I want to follow and check out sometimes when it's quiet only. Another one is for things like RSS feeds or fun bots.
My primary timeline is now mostly just people I know, or are the coolest of the cool.
No, you'll never know which list you're on.
Mike, First of His Name /
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