So, this is coming from a reddit user. I don’t really understand the microblog button and how/what kind of content it gives you and how it’s organized. Can some one give a brief summation.

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    This is a great explanation; I’ve been a Mastodon user about 6 months now and was having trouble figuring it all out. One question: is there a way on /kbin to see just the users I’ve clicked “follow” on? Or is it all doled out into magazines based on tags or random?

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      Yeah - if you go to your profile and click on “following” you can see it. I believe you can also see other’s lists who they follow - here’s mine: https://kbin.social/u/EnglishMobster/following

      Part of who I follow are people I’d normally follow on Mastodon; another part are people who frequently use hashtags that I’m interested in (like #ModelTrains) and I want to see their stuff in magazines like @modeltrains.

      Note that if you follow a Kbin user, I believe you’ll see posts they make across the fediverse in your “subscriptions” feed, even if you aren’t subscribed to that magazine. I’m not sure if I’m a fan of that, but I suppose it makes sense. (People you follow who use Mastodon only seem to pop up in the “microblog” section.)