Let's have a short discussion on 'when will you follow someone' on the #Fediverse especially when it comes to #politics and #press
There is a catch22 situation here, where politicians and people of the press say 'we are not going to use the Fediverse, since we cannot get enough reach there' and people here on the Fediverse say 'we will only follow people who are actually active here'.
I think that if we really want to make the Fediverse a place where we can find all the news and all the political activity we should take action to overcome this catch22 situation: if there is an official account of a politicion or a press-outlet, even if they are not (very) active: follow them!
It does not hurt you (if there is no posts, then there is also nothing to not like) and it will give them the chance to see that there is an active audience here that is worth spending time on.
Oh, and when they do get active: treat them like you want to be treated, welcome them with a warm heart and encourage them to be even more active.
