Nicole RustDec 16, 2022

I've been thinking that there are a few different ways to engage in social media:

1. I want to hear the news (fine).
2. I want to be the news (yuck).
3. I want to contribute to and benefit from the community (yes!).

For anyone who is 1-ish and hasn't yet converged onto 3, I'd like to plant a seed. #3 requires a bit of thought around what you want to be surrounded by, and then a bit of commitment to help make that happen (through follows, posts, boosts, & likes). It's a bit more of an intentional process than #1. But I really do believe that it transforms social media into a more positive experience (at least that's been true for me).

As we all think about our intentions for 2023, want would you like to see us surround ourselves with? I'd love to hear!

Show threadCraig FroehleDec 16, 2022
@NicoleCRust 👏 I literally just posted this morning about one practice I'd like to see more of here: https://sciences.social/@cra1g/109523343580047139
Craig Froehle, PhD (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 image I've been on the birdsite for >14 years now and I got very used to "liking" each post I appreciated. One big difference here, that I've been hoping you, my fellow Mastodonians, might give me some insight into is why "Favoriting" ⭐ here is so much less common. I get that it doesn't feed some algorithm or shape what others see, but starring a post still says to the author "thanks for sharing this." Why is that expression of appreciation not the norm here, which seems more generally prosocial?

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Show threadNicole Rust
@cra1g
Agreed! Don’t hold back with those likes.
Dec 16, 2022 at 12:52pmWeb
Show threadThe Quiet ForceDec 16, 2022
@NicoleCRust @cra1g
In my personal case, it boils down to semantics.
I "like" nice tweets/toots/posts;
I "appreciate" insightful ones;
I "fave" only a few ones with the idea of responding to them later on.
There is no Like nor Appreciate here, so my feedback was limited. It could be a theme to expand in 2023.