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node | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 For the wine filter, are you referring to the global=all parameter ?
If not, wouldn’t you get more notes from the filter if you follow more people ? Since it shows you notes from your followers follows
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Laeserin | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Theoretically, yes. In reality, no. I have a 2000-follow account and a 200-follow account, both with the filter, and nearly-identical feeds.

It is the old adage, at work:
The people you know, know more people than you do.
So, adding more people adds surprisingly little because of the tendency for everyone to follow a subset of people.

There are a few big islands, often separated by language, but the focus within each island is on a subset of 10% or so.
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node | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Your 200 are more less included in the 2000 right? I’d be curious to do a test where the two sets of follows are totally different. However, I don’t think that’s totally possible here yet. Small village
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Laeserin | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes, same core. Adding more from the same island doesn't do much.

I had the same experience on X, tho. Same dynamic anywhere humans congregate.