ACCT MOVED!Bride of Mollystein*still punk as fuck* I whisper to myself as I refuse to learn the ways of a new social media platform and continue to both favorite and boost posts.
JJ@momercury Of course I have to fav and boost this. 🙃
I actually do this a lot.
@JJ its a habit and I like doing it. All the dopamine for my friends!
CyI like the post: like
I think people might want to see it: boost
I like the post and I think people might want to see it: like+boost
I think people might want to see it: boost
I like the post and I think people might want to see it: like+boost
- I am not a licensed accredditted Fediverse posting expert
Morten Juhl-Johansen@cy @JJ @momercury As for boosting, doesn't that also sometimes mean "look at what this moron is saying"?
Doing both signals that the one who posted it is, to quote Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a righteous dude. 😎
Doing both signals that the one who posted it is, to quote Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a righteous dude. 😎
James Donohoe@momercury If fav+boost is wrong, then I don't wanna be right.
Hazel-Quercus 🟡⚪🟣⚫i'm really annoyed at all the people that only boosted this post. do better.
✨S U P E R S T A R fish✨@momercury wait is that considered gauche here? whoopsie 😂 (it will happen again)
@superstarfish IDK, I saw some people saying that yesterday I’ve been here for a while, but I can’t change my brain
jz.tuskFave = Thank you for this post.
Boost = Hey, folks, this is worth your time.
At least that's how I use them. No algorithm means you liking it (i.e. fave) doesn't automatically translate into more people seeing it.
Peter Brown@jztusk @superstarfish @momercury correct. The only way for other people to see it on their timeline is boosting. So fave is quite personal one-to-one; it doesn’t go on anybody else’s timeline.
@peterbrown @superstarfish @momercury
Yeah, and also, if someone you like following does much more boosting than you like, you can keep following them but opt to not see their boosts.
I think this may be unique to Mastodon's protocol, and is pretty great.
@jztusk @peterbrown @superstarfish I saw that feature, it’s awesome!
I intended this to just be a silly little post because I had seen a few people say something to this effect, not because I was really concerned, but I love the response it’s gotten!
@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote@superstarfish @momercury lol it’s not. Everybody likes a pat on the back.
Alison Meeks@momercury There is no algorithm here. Boosting is what makes it go.
Daisy 🪺🔪📚@momercury I don't think this goes against the ways of mastodon at all. I typically use favorites as an alternative to boosts, if I want to show that I saw something and appreciated it or care about it but I don't want it on my own profile, but plenty of people do both liberally. Favorites show a little love and boosts help other people to find the content, so they serve different purposes and often people want to achieve both goals.
Ken Butler@greengaybles @momercury my take is:
- fave: I like that you said it
- boost: I want other people to know that you said it.
@nxskok @momercury Yes! This is a much more succinct way to say it.
qurlyjoe@nxskok @greengaybles @momercury
Fave: I acknowledge, and maybe like or am amused by what you said
Boost: I may or may not like what you said or posted, but I think it’s worth letting others see it and decide for themselves how they feel about it
@qurlyjoe @nxskok @momercury Not for me. I don't personally boost anything I don't either like or endorse or find funny or whatever. If I boost something, it means I think there's enough value in it that I want it to be on my profile and I want my followers to get to see it too. And if someone else boosts something, I assume it means a similar thing, so if it's a boost I find offensive or distasteful, I'm probably going to unfollow the person who boosted it unless they include something saying what their actual intention was.
Lisa Melton@momercury This. Is. The. Way.
Seriously, I do this all the time.
James Wells@lisamelton
I can confirm this... Half of my feed is toots boosted by Lisa Melton and the other half are boosted by @ElyseMGrasso... Of course the other half are toots threads by @pluralistic
@momercury
I can confirm this... Half of my feed is toots boosted by Lisa Melton and the other half are boosted by @ElyseMGrasso... Of course the other half are toots threads by @pluralistic
@momercury
Elyse M Grasso@ElyseMGrasso
Hehe, if I didn't I wouldn't continue to follow you. 👍
@lisamelton @pluralistic @momercury
Hehe, if I didn't I wouldn't continue to follow you. 👍
@lisamelton @pluralistic @momercury
econads@momercury you do what makes you happy honey. As long as you're not hurting anyone else, fuck 'em.
@econads that’s kind of how I roll! I kind of feel like that’s how most people here roll though and I love it
@momercury absolute-ment
Jargoggles@momercury
This isn't the norm? That's what I do and it seems like that's how people interact with my posts, too.
This isn't the norm? That's what I do and it seems like that's how people interact with my posts, too.
Michael Bacon@momercury It's not petty, it's micropraxis.
Mazzo@momercury i do this too,
"just" boosting is lacking something, sure i have to click 2 times, but i generally like(fav) what i boost bc its awsesome, agreed upon, fun, whatever it's context dependent.. a single fav even can stop a conversation .. ; if i boost something but don't fav, it is still interesting to me and maybe others and i support that with a boost, but dont fav, bc it is shit pulling me down. and when im looking at my favs.. it's fucking happy wonderland time; and i like it^^
"just" boosting is lacking something, sure i have to click 2 times, but i generally like(fav) what i boost bc its awsesome, agreed upon, fun, whatever it's context dependent.. a single fav even can stop a conversation .. ; if i boost something but don't fav, it is still interesting to me and maybe others and i support that with a boost, but dont fav, bc it is shit pulling me down. and when im looking at my favs.. it's fucking happy wonderland time; and i like it^^
BenAvelingBut this is the way.
Unless you’re talking about your own posts.
If you’re talking about your own posts then fav+boost is ott. If it’s your own post you should just boost it, at regular intervals.
@momercury
Unless you’re talking about your own posts.
If you’re talking about your own posts then fav+boost is ott. If it’s your own post you should just boost it, at regular intervals.
@momercury
Mollz@momercury wait
Are we doing it wrong.,...
@haymollz no, we are doing it all exactly right. It’s the only way to go!
Cris 
@momercury are we not supposed to do that???
::social anxiety intensifies::
::social anxiety intensifies::
Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) 
@momercury Hey, that's what I still do! I like clicking buttons :3
Lewis LaCook@momercury wait, we’re supposed to do this differently?
StarkRG@momercury Is someone telling you that's a bad thing? Because screw those people.
@StarkRG @jztusk @peterbrown @superstarfish
I intended this to just be a silly little post because I had seen a few people say something to this effect, not because I was really concerned, but I love the response it’s gotten. We are not alone!!
I intended this to just be a silly little post because I had seen a few people say something to this effect, not because I was really concerned, but I love the response it’s gotten. We are not alone!!
The Turtle@momercury "BREAKIN' THA LAW, BREAKIN' THA LAWWWW..."
dr 🛠️🛰️📡🎧
@momercury If fave+boost is frowned on by the cool kids wouldn't it make sense that I'm punk for doing it anyway?
Bob JonkmanIf it's worth boosting, then it's worth favouriting too.
And if it's worth favouriting then it should be boosted too, 'cos that's how to get posts favourited by others.
Saustrup@momercury Click. Click. Zero fucks given.
Mitskimask@momercury
Am I not supposed to? Do I need this @ at the beginning of every reply?
Someone halp
@Mitskimask you’re fine. A couple people had made a comment to this effect so I just made a silly little joke post about it. Based on the responses, it seems like most people view favorites and boosts the same way we do
mirabilos@momercury why would you not do both?
Frischling@momercury since there is no third thing you can do, I only do those two... What else can I do?
RolloTreadway@momercury Nobody, nobody is going to stop me from favouriting and boosting. Absolutely not.
Fjord In Progress@momercury @pseudonym Best posts get boost, fav, and bookmark!