Post #1267722
2023-01-27 02:14 UTC
@atomicpoet "The Algorithm" really broke us. Some people immediately led with "favorites/likes don't do anything here except let the person know you liked what they said."
Exactly. That's what I wanted to do - let someone else in the world know that I liked what they wrote.
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@emjonaitis@mathstodon.xyz 2023-01-27 13:51
@thom @atomicpoet It was kind of a head trip returning to Twitter after a few years away, and trying to wrap my brain around what it meant that my likes might now show up in the timelines of those who followed me. That felt like a dark pattern to me, tbqh.
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@maxleibman@mastodon.social 2023-01-27 17:45
@thom @atomicpoet Also, it *is* a signal for other users—it’s possible to see how many ⭐️s a post has, and some clients even show it in the timeline. Liking may not increase the likelihood that I see a post (like a boost will), but seeing lots of stars lets me know I should maybe slow down and pay attention to that one.