i was in this boat for a while, too, and i finally decided you know what, fuck it. i'm going to respond to what genuinely interests me, ignore what doesn't, and plurk about things i love and feel passionate about.

not sure why or how, but things shifted. now i get lots of responses when i plurk and don't get ignored when i talk to people. i only kept people on my plurk who showed interest back and cut loose the rest. my list is small. no regrets. it's a small group of people i am genuinely connected with. i'm not having to mute a gazillion things or unfollow anyone.

i think the less you worry about what you're going to get out of it and the more you think about what to put into it, the better chance you have of finding real friends. sorry you're going through feeling ignored right now. i hope it gets better.