In particular the "Groups federate content more effectively than hashtags" bit. In short, you're never guaranteed to see all hashtagged posts. This problem is especially bad on a small or niche server. But if you follow a group, you're guaranteed to get all the messages posted to it. Groups are more reliable.
Also, you can put a group in a list and set that list to "Hide these posts from home" so they don't clog your timeline.
You can't put hashtags in lists, so you can't, for instance, put #COYS and #MastodonFC in a list and hide those posts from home. But you can put @spurs and @soccer and @epl in a list and hide those messages from home. It makes sense when you try it.
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