Semi-regular reminder.

If you are new to Mastodon, or even if you're not and just didn't know.

Mastodon counts on you the creator and consumer to spread your messages. That means, there are no systems in place like algorithms to do it for you.

If you LIKE something and hit favorite or ⭐ -- the user is notified but that is where the transaction stops.

If you boost something - people on your timeline and in your local mastodon instance will ALSO see it. So that is how you make an impact. Spread the messages you like with a Boost.