Gregory's ServerIt’s been over three years since I’d stopped being active on the birdsite, but I still have to remind myself to boost posts that I want others to see. Despite Mastodon having their own sort of a ‘Trending’ tab, adding a post to favourites will do mostly nothing to enhance its reach.
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@kytta It's pretty funny to me to see people come over, clearly posting for attention to "the algorithm" and then leaving cause it seems to suck. I find that interesting as it showcases behavior that is learned regarding communication, different from what it used to be (just speaking to humans basically and accepting that, yes, many times noone actually cares). :) |
But it’s a good thing! Instead of mindlessly scrolling and liking half the posts I see to feed the algorithm with more data and opportunities to grow, I have to stop and think whether this post is good enough for me to relay it to hundreds, potentially thousands, of other people. Even if I’d put ‘boost ≠ endorsement’ in my bio, it still would feel like one. I think (or hope) that it’s similar to many more people on the Fedi, so that it leads to a more healthy social feed over all.