How not to spam your local timeline:

CW: if you are on an instance that is topical, CW are a way to post with hashtags but let people know it's off-topic for your instance.

Unlisted: this is a good default. It makes you more conscious about when you want to broadcast more widely. It is also good practice to use unlisted as the setting for replies if you are doing a big long thread. Unfortunately, if you put hashtags in, they are not searchable.

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