A social network can start with one real friend
One friend is enough for a social network to do something useful. You can share photographs from a day together, pass on a book recommendation or keep a conversation going between visits. None of those things becomes more meaningful because a hundred strangers are also watching.
A new account can feel empty if the measure of success is how quickly its feed becomes busy. We think the better question is whether there is someone you would like to hear from and something worth sharing with them. A small beginning gives you a chance to find that out.
On TouchGrass, you can start with a profile, connect with a friend and choose the audience for a first post. It might be an album, a note or a recommendation you have already talked about. There is no need to invent a publishing routine to make the account count.
Connections can grow from there, including with people on Mastodon or Bluesky. But growth should follow a reason to connect. A social network centred on people you know should be useful at the size of the relationships you actually have.
A new account can feel empty if the measure of success is how quickly its feed becomes busy. We think the better question is whether there is someone you would like to hear from and something worth sharing with them. A small beginning gives you a chance to find that out.
On TouchGrass, you can start with a profile, connect with a friend and choose the audience for a first post. It might be an album, a note or a recommendation you have already talked about. There is no need to invent a publishing routine to make the account count.
Connections can grow from there, including with people on Mastodon or Bluesky. But growth should follow a reason to connect. A social network centred on people you know should be useful at the size of the relationships you actually have.