Tucker TeagueIf you enjoy someone's post on #Mastodon go ahead and click the star. If someone tells you that's meaningless because there's no #algorithm, ignore them. Sure, boost the post too if you want others to also see the post, but don't think telling someone you like what they posted is somehow unimportant. In real life I don't tell someone, "good job," or "well said," or "I love that," for the sake of some algorithm, I do it because I'm human and they are too. It's fundamental to being truly social.
Alex@tuckerteague absolutely agree.
I often star almost immediately after reading if it's been sent TO me. I think of it as almost an acknowledgement of receipt or someone wanting to save what was said.
I'm hopeful the people who drug thousands of people with them will eventually learn those people will leave if they don't engage with them.
Beameup Scotty