Sara6d ago

seeing another round of "don't favorite posts on fedi"

folks it is a kind and lovely thing to favorite someone's post and anyone who tells you not to be kind and lovely has told you something about themself

it's true that it doesn't particulary increase the distribution of your post but the idea that we're all here to get things distributed as far as possible is pretty weird

Show threaduniverse6d ago
@sarae when i say something here and it's a funny/emotional/interesting thing to me, then a friend presses that button, it makes me go "hehehe! they saw that :D"
Show threadSara6d ago

@awawawa yeah I often use it as a way to let people know I saw their reply in a conversation

or as a "hey, right on"

Show threaddeer witch6d ago

@sarae @awawawa yes! I sometimes read as +support +love +you’re seen

in disability communities I feel especially it never vibes “they LIKE that I’m having a brutal week,” it’s “they saw I’m having a brutal week & sent me a boop to know I’m not alone”

I think it’s v weird when I see discourse and ppl are adamant it only means “I like this”. Have your friends not been suffering & do you not boop support?

Show threadLisa 🦔6d ago
@moss yeah, I definitely use it as a boop of friendly acknowledgement too.  @sarae @awawawa
Show threadWillow (she/her)
@mycrowgirl @moss @sarae @awawawa I use it the same. Sometimes I don't have the spoons to reply to someone having a difficult time. I want them to know they aren't alone.
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Show threadHollieK6d ago

@MsHearthWitch @mycrowgirl @moss @sarae @awawawa The Like/Favourite buttons doesn't only mean "I like this post," no matter what some people claim. It can be:

- I see you
- Support
- I agree with what you wrote
- Etc