@feditips

Thanks for the confirmation, I was really wondering if I set up something wrong on my end.

I had my first account on a large instance, and there was a lot of content. Great to browse through and discover new users/content.

However, on my own instance, there was only my content at first. And then I slowly started seeing content from other instances.

So, yeah, thanks again for the browser extension you mentioned, will check that out.

@feditips

Ah, yes, the workaround. Yes, you are right, I made that discovery a few days ago.

Indeed, when I browse Mastodon through my own instance and happen to find your post, I can indeed reply.

However, the easiest method for me is to just go to the explore/local/federated pages of other instances directly. I can find much more doing it that way, and that's also how I found your original post.

I just opened the explore page of a large instance, and just randomly saw your post.

@feditips

The web version and the many apps made for Mastodon are somewhat frustrating to use.

The web version always shows the full profile with all the posts, but it's not easy to reply to posts or follow users that are on another instance.

In the apps, it's the other way around. Profiles and posts are not fully loaded, but it's easier to reply and follow.

I've discovered the browser extension Graze (https://social.jaredzimmerman.com/@jaredzimmerman/109582075681315233) that at least makes following, boosting and favoriting easier.

@feditips

I can reply to you without issues when I use an app. However, when I use a browser, I need to copy/paste the URL of the post to the search bar of my Mastodon instance (because we are on different instances).

See attached screenshot for the screen that I get when I try to reply to you via the browser.

Thanks for mentioning FediAct, will check that out.