I've been on /dev/null for a few weeks and already following 110 peeps.

I've been on Mastodon for a few years and only following 315 peeps.

/dev/null is a touch over 30 days old. It's super young. It's super small. That means I can read the latest stream twice a day. That's how I find people to follow. If I like a post, I star the post and then follow the person who posted it.

Mastodon allows some people to lock their account. The "Request Follow". It feels like asking too much from a stranger. So I don't. Very few people use it, but just enough that I stopped trying to follow people. Quite early mind you.

I'm not saying it's bad of Mastodon to have this feature. It's part of the Mastodon DNA. But also to me it feels like a UX that's designed to discourage growth. This is just a post about UX.