There are some opt-in directories for finding people by topic.
Comment on Mastodon tries to solve its problem with tracking down other users
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
Is there no equivalent to lemmyverse.net for Mastodon users? Does the sheer number of users make the existence of such a site impractical?
thegiddystitcher@lemm.ee 8 months ago
flamingos@feddit.uk 8 months ago
Mastodon users don’t want such a thing, they see things like it as potential vectors for abuse and harassment.
h3ndrik@feddit.de 8 months ago
And it’s very centralized approach. IMHO typing in handles is a good approach for a decentralized platform. Also scanning QR codes on a conference instead of exchanging business cards. You don’t need a seperate website for that. And noone wants to browse lemmyverse on a conference just to add someone (the issue they’re obviously trying to solve with that.)
Zak@lemmy.world 8 months ago
A small, but very vocal segment of Mastodon users get very angry when someone creates any account discoverability service beyond what’s built in to Mastodon. They do not speak for everyone.