@matt I prefer that people boost rarely, and I mute boosts from most people who do it more than once or twice a day (with a few exceptions).
Mastodon has an outstanding discovery feature in the ability to follow hashtags and find people with common interests. What we don't have (or need) is the popularity-contest stuff from commercial social media like Twitter or Instagram.
We're all friends here. Don't bring a bullhorn to the dinner table.