Chris TrottierJan 27, 2023

Some people believe there's no purpose to "liking" something on Mastodon since it doesn't affect any algorithm.

Not the case.

It does something incredibly valuable: it acknowledges people.

Which is incredibly powerful, and is all the more important *because* it's not connected to gaming any algorithm.

By liking something on Mastodon, you are doing it honestly -- without any agenda at play other than that you like it.

So go ahead. Click that like button for its own sake.

Show threadBig Nasty Goblin
@atomicpoet in theory, that’s what “like” features on social media should be FOR. To let the poster know that you, yknow, liked their post. That we would default to thinking of it as anything other than that is a massive indictment of corporate social media platforms.
Jan 27, 2023 at 1:57amWeb
Show threadJohn Bell 🇺🇦🇪🇺🔸🕷️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Jan 27, 2023
@buggoblin @atomicpoet yes, Tw*tter polluted the meaning of like about 5 years ago. I will like posts to acknowledge to the writer that I like the post