Something I've noticed on Mastodon is people aren't as quick to the favorite button as on Twitter, I wonder why that is... Does anyone have any ideas? I often see lots of boosts but not as many favorites.

@JohnyTheCarrot when I first joined there was a lot of “Use Boost instead of Favourite, because it’s the only way to increase that post’s visibility to others” advice

Which I get, but I liberally use favs for a variety of personal reasons

@jaygooby I also tend to use it as a read receipt. I favorite a reply toot to signal I read it, especially if I don't have anything further to add in a reply.