NikkiNov 29, 2022

Saying not to bother with the favourite button on mastodon because it doesn't affect any algorithm is like saying not to say thank you to someone because no one else will hear.

Stop thinking in those old social media ways of engagement and visibility and algorithms and reach and audience and start thinking about being social.

And BOOST! It's how you saw this, probably!

A favourite is a nice thanks, a boost lets everyone else discover the great thing you discovered too!

Show threadBart Janssens 🇧🇪Nov 29, 2022
@nikki I love the fact that liking something here does not automatically shove it into the face of my followers. Clear distinction between boost and favorite and lack of algorithms are all good things.
Show threadNikkiNov 29, 2022

@bart yes, sometimes I've been wary about liking stuff on (other places) because i knew it would have a chance of popping up on my audience's timelines who wouldn't be remotely interested in it.

Really bad way of thinking. That's a PR influencing network, not a social network!

Show threadHaukur JónassonNov 29, 2022
@nikki @bart Agreed - in fact, I wish Mastodon didn't show any favourites to anyone else at all. Like, I shouldn't be able to see that anyone has favourited my toot, much less someone else's. If I favourite something, that's for me and nobody else.
Show threadthe drymifolia collectiveNov 29, 2022
@Swooper @nikki @bart I think that's what bookmarking does maybe?
Show threadHaukur Jónasson
@drymifolia @nikki @bart I don't see a bookmarking option in the app.
Nov 29, 2022 at 9:07pmWeb
Show threadthe drymifolia collectiveNov 29, 2022
@Swooper @nikki @bart ah yes I think that's only in the web version, though maybe in some other apps
Show threadthe drymifolia collectiveNov 29, 2022
@Swooper @nikki @bart I just installed Tusky from f-droid and it has bookmark as an option in the app:
Show threadHaukur JónassonNov 29, 2022
@drymifolia @nikki @bart Cool, maybe I should switch to that, then. I like that both buttons are there, although in that case Favourite is misnamed.