For those new to mastodon...
There is no algorithm there. (for better or worse, mostly better)
Boosts are the *only* way that a post will get more visibility.
Bookmarks = I'd like to find this again in the future
Star/favorite = I read this, and it didn't suck.
Boost = more people should see this.
Another #mastodon tip! Mastodon #search functionality is purposely limited. If you want to engage with people on a topic, use #hashtags, like the old days of the #birdsite, throw the # on any relevant topic #keyword in your posts. this will help others find your #content If you don't want to engage with more people on something, don't. and, if you really want to keep interactions limited, you can always change the post visibility settings to "followers only"
Zeb Palmer
Tucker Anderson