Post #744614
2022-11-26 15:37 UTC
Replies (37)
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@globehops@mastodon.world 2022-11-26 15:45
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social completely agree!
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@duanetoops@mstdn.party 2022-11-26 15:50
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social yes! Exactly! Well said!
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@wijsgerig@mas.to 2022-11-26 16:47
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social it also suggest that the only reason I "liked" posts on Twitter was because of the algorithm. That's not true, it is a form of communication towards the poster. Human interaction. And I can for the life of me not see why this part of it wouldn't be the same here.
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@TheCultOfRay@masto.ai 2022-11-26 17:12
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social I was wondering why it seemed no one was bothering to like these posts.
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@jkfanghanel@mas.to 2022-11-26 17:15
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social There. Liked your post and re posted it cos it’s right.
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@Gigawatt121@mastodon.art 2022-11-26 17:21
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social that deserves a star
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@SpiderFinder@mstdn.party 2022-11-26 17:21
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Wonderfully put my dude! :BlobhajTinyHeart:
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@drskyskull@mastodon.social 2022-11-26 17:23
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social I mean, for years the twitter 'like' had no algorithmic significance, either, but we were perfectly fine using it to acknowledge people!
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@mentallyalex@lor.sh 2022-11-26 17:23
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social absolutely agree. I often star almost immediately after reading if it's been sent TO me. I think of it as almost an acknowledgement of receipt or someone wanting to save what was said. I'm hopeful the people who drug thousands of people with them will eventually learn those people will leave if they don't engage with them.
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@juandesant@astrodon.social 2022-11-26 17:26
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social @donmelton@mstdn.social 100% this ↑
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@pandasaywhat@universeodon.com 2022-11-26 17:29
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Yes! It feels good to let others know they made you feel good! Keep the love rolling!
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@dr_g_e_e@mastodon.social 2022-11-26 17:44
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social There are MANY people in Birdland who almost never generate an opinion or thought, but just sit there and retweet. I unfollow these. So yeah, I totally agree!
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@lj@weirder.earth 2022-11-26 17:50
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social yes! This!
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@bodhipaksa@mastodon.scot 2022-11-26 17:52
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social So the argument is that telling someone you that you like their post is meaningless unless it's something you're performing for the benefit of other people? I don't think that's how appreciation works.
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@lucybeahere@mastodon.lol 2022-11-26 17:53
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social I needed to hear this. I don’t want to boost everything, sometimes I just want to acknowledge the person saying it.
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@DaveMcK@mastodon.scot 2022-11-26 17:54
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social I worry I'm being too liberal with favourites, but then I also remember it's totally free to do that and might bring a smile to someone's face and mash that favourite button *so hard*.
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@Snavenai@mastodon.social 2022-11-26 17:56
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Good point about Mastodon and why it's really better than Twitter. It feels much healthier and I just have a couple of productive chats and don't doomscroll here.
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@you_jo_girl@tech.lgbt 2022-11-26 17:57
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social as I keep pointing out to people, the birdsite didn't have an algorithm until 2016
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@jojannekevdbosch@mastodon.social 2022-11-26 18:05
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social This. So much this!! ❤️
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@chicagonz@fosstodon.org 2022-11-26 18:06
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social I liked the the post, so I liked the post.
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@AGTMADCAT@infosec.exchange 2022-11-26 18:14
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Hand out those dopamine hits freely! It's the right thing to do.
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@StevenRogge@mastodon.green 2022-11-26 18:24
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Absolutely. It supports the writer of the post and in this way increases engagement. Let's Favourite!
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@readroy@mas.to 2022-11-26 18:36
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Exactly, stars have value too!
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@clipperchip@ioc.exchange 2022-11-26 18:40
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social It can also mean "I've seen your reply, it'd good but I have nothing more to add to this."
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@CarolNelson523@mindly.social 2022-11-26 18:53
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Funny how we’ve been conditioned to expect others to like us more because an algorithm taught us it was important.
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@IanMoore3000@mastodon.ie 2022-11-26 19:03
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social I'm old enough to remember when the Like button on the bird site just told the poster that you liked their post without feeding into some algorithm, so I hear you.
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@Susan60@aus.social 2022-11-26 19:07
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social In real life, if I say something affirming to someone, I don’t have to tell absolutely everyone else about it as well.
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@gerbrand@fosstodon.org 2022-11-26 19:15
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social star! Also if you reply with privacy settings to public, the reply can end up in the timeline of your followers.
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@Sally_Bridge@home.social 2022-11-26 19:15
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social totally agree 👍
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@MSPAuthor@creativewriting.social 2022-11-26 19:16
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social
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@PavelASamsonov@mastodon.social 2022-11-26 19:24
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social imaging telling someone "oh don't bother pressing that button, all it does is make their computer beep" Making computers beep is the purpose of all buttons.
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@phytolipide@ohai.social 2022-11-26 19:24
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Yup, I definitely note the favorites. Let's me know I'm not just shouting into the void.
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@sebastian@pol.social 2022-11-26 19:29
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Extra gift from Mastodon for starring a toot is indexing them, so u can find it later via search box :)
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@iamwahl@mastodon.social 2022-11-26 19:36
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social So true! I have been clicking the stars liberally—whenever a toot tickles my fancy or funny-bone, or is otherwise affecting, interesting, or meaningful. Also, I’m revelling in the differences here, rather than longing for the #Fediverse to be more of a clone of that place…
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@KikiElara@glasgow.social 2022-11-26 19:37
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Thanks for saying that, I feel the same way. Otherwise it leads to the same old need for exposure and views. That’s not why we should necessarily be posting anything.
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@Obdurodon@hachyderm.io 2022-11-26 19:39
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social Yet another way Mastodon is following in Tumblr's footsteps. There, it has long been common knowledge that likes do nothing to increase exposure but still feel super nice. I star/heart things that tickle my fancy; I reblog/boost things that I think my followers will enjoy. Lots of overlap, but definitely separate things.
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@natureworks@mas.to 2022-11-26 19:39
@tuckerteague@mastodon.social and no-one apart from you will ever know whether I favourited your post!