Asking for help and being self sufficient are not mutually exclusive

People love to help those who help themselves

Make it easy for people to want to help

Show your ambitions
Document your tries

People notice

I just learned that when you DM someone, it shows up as @ on the top right

And also you cannot boost

There isn't a separate DM tab that looks like regular chat.

If you mention a person, instead of DM, it shows up as a globe on the top right.

and you can boost it

@feditips this green check in the links.. what does it mean?

Sometimes I see it. Sometimes I don't in other people's profile