John Federico ⌘Jul 5, 2023

When I started on Mastodon, people would advise me to “only Boost posts.” Since there’s no algorithm that places a value on Favorites, “only Boosts have value.”

I disagree completely.

When people Favorite my posts, they unwittingly introduce themselves to me. I have discovered some very interesting people that I may not have if they didn’t Favorite my posts.

Keep ‘em coming. It’s nice to meet you.

#feditips #mastodon #favorite

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@gadgetboy I also find this advice interesting because it implies that the only thing of value on a social media platform is increasing your reach or the reach of someone else.

What's wrong with saying "hey, I liked that thing you posted"?

Algorithmic thinking is poison injected into the heart of joy.

Jul 5, 2023 at 11:07pmWeb