Boost boost boost, Fedizens!
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@Em0nM4stodon
Be them #boost you wanna see in dem #fediverseum 
@nemo Yes!
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@plutarch I think many people here are used to social media platforms using algorithms to sort of "repost" posts with many "likes", and assume favourite works similarly here. But it doesn't.
Favouriting a post does not push it in other's Home feeds, because there are no algorithms doing this (on Mastodon at least).
So people favourite only, thinking it's enough to help increase reach, but it isn't. Boosts are what keeps the Fediverse alive and moving
@Em0nM4stodon @plutarch
Favorite = I liked your post but am not sharing it for a reason. Also can be seen as merely a read receipt.Boost = I liked your post and think other people might appreciate seeing it.
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@plutarch I think many people here are used to social media platforms using algorithms to sort of "repost" posts with many "likes", and assume favourite works similarly here. But it doesn't.
Favouriting a post does not push it in other's Home feeds, because there are no algorithms doing this (on Mastodon at least).
So people favourite only, thinking it's enough to help increase reach, but it isn't. Boosts are what keeps the Fediverse alive and moving
I'd never thought of that, but that makes sense. Yeah, here, a favorite just means "I saw that." I usually favorite something if I'm already boosting it anyway, though, just because I'm more likely to look at something if it already has a huge number of favorites, or boosts, or both; I assume a lot of other people are probably the same way. I don't even think it's a "bias" or whatever, so much as I'm just more likely to notice it, even if it wouldn't have caught my attention otherwise—especially if it's a long text post that I end up bookmarking if I don't have time to read it immediately.
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Are people stingy about boosting, or something? Because that's silly, lol.
@plutarch I don’t want to overwork my boost muscle. @Em0nM4stodon
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@Em0nM4stodon @plutarch
Favorite = I liked your post but am not sharing it for a reason. Also can be seen as merely a read receipt.Boost = I liked your post and think other people might appreciate seeing it.
@Lightfighter @plutarch Exactly
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Boost boost boost, Fedizens!
We need more boosts!
And if you think someone you follow boosts too many things but you still want to see their posts, you can follow them without boosts:
https://fedi.tips/hiding-someones-boosts-in-mastodon-without-blocking-or-muting-them/
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And if you think someone you follow boosts too many things but you still want to see their posts, you can follow them without boosts:
https://fedi.tips/hiding-someones-boosts-in-mastodon-without-blocking-or-muting-them/
@gbargoud Indeed!
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Boost boost boost, Fedizens!
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@Em0nM4stodon @cubeofcheese "The Emperor is not pleased with this affair"
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Boost boost boost, Fedizens!
We need more boosts! @Em0nM4stodon people should also reply more. I think that’s even more important.
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