OldWorldOrderJul 5, 2023

why do mastodon toots have more boosts then favorites?

https://lemmy.world/post/1077950

why do mastodon toots have more boosts then favorites? - Lemmy.world

My understanding is that favorites are equivalent to twitter likes, and boosts are equivalent to twitter retweets, but on twitter people like way more then they retweet, so why is it different on mastodon?

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Usually it appears that way (like I was surprised some posts had 0 likes/favourites), but when I click on the post or go to the original source - it shows a higher number.

I just assumed that instances don’t automatically gather likes as readily as boosts.

Jul 6, 2023 at 12:33amWeb