MarcusMay 12, 2023

I think Mastodon people should use the "like" button more.

People are told not to like because liking doesn't broadcast posts like boosting does, and the site needs boosts. And replies are preferred because they're deeper engagement or something.

But, on some level, we want people to keep using Mastodon. If someone posts something and followers like it, they know stuff is getting seen here and they'll want to keep using the site. I just don't see what's gained by holding back on the likes

Show threadMacdaptableMay 14, 2023
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Everyone seems to agree with Marcus and no one has liked his post. Well, I'll be the first. Thanks Marcus.
Show threadMarcus
@Macdaptable Some of that is down to the weirdness of how federation works, though (which it took me a while realize). That is, right now 3.4k+ people have liked that original post, but I think when you look at the post from your instance, you only see likes from your instance. It's possible you'd see a different number of favorites if you looked at it using different apps? Not sure if anyone sees all the likes except me (and I've muted the conversation to this post so may not see any replies)
May 14, 2023 at 6:30pmWeb