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I switch between Amethyst and Primal. I use Highlighter and Npub.pro for my long-form content posts.

Amethyst is great because it supports both short and long-form content, but it's not available on desktop yet. Primal is more user-friendly in my opinion, but it doesn’t show all of my followers, and I sometimes have trouble posting.

I always set my notes to "Latest" so I only see posts from the people I follow. I never use "Global" on Amethyst, as I find it filled with annoying content. Occasionally, I’ll check out "Trending" on Primal, especially when I’m looking for new accounts to follow. If I follow someone and later find their posts annoying, I unfollow them. I also try to follow everyday users, not just the popular ones, as they tend to bring more diversity and interesting content for me to explore.