Post #895423
2023-01-27 01:49 UTC
Replies (24)
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@atomicpoet@mastodon.social 2023-01-27 04:18
When you boost, it’s for others. But when you like, it’s for yourself.
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@Ateriath@fosstodon.org 2023-01-27 01:57
@atomicpoet I actually prefer ‘liking’ here to other social media for this exact reason. With Facebook or Instagram, if you like anything, you’re fed things like that thing forever and ever, amen. Here I don’t have to fear an algorithm sending me stuff like an old aunt who can only remember one thing about me. I can just like things.
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@buggoblin@geekdom.social 2023-01-27 01:57
@atomicpoet in theory, that’s what “like” features on social media should be FOR. To let the poster know that you, yknow, liked their post. That we would default to thinking of it as anything other than that is a massive indictment of corporate social media platforms.
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@ottaross@mastodon.social 2023-01-27 02:00
@atomicpoet this is why I'd like to see notifications of favourites for boosts. I feel like I'm unable to acknowledge the efforts of those who have filtered/curated great content when I appreciate what they're boosting. Just a little 'like' to say thanks.
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@Brightdave@mastodon.lol 2023-01-27 02:00
@atomicpoet great comment. I'm new here and since arriving often saw folks posting that likes are irrelevant and it's all about the boost. I think your take on it is very important. I don't always want to boost a comment nor reply to it, but actually do like it so I liberally tap the "like" icon.
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@tuckerteague@mastodon.social 2023-01-27 02:04
@atomicpoet I made a similar comment a while back. It's one of the things that makes Mastodon better imho. https://mastodon.social/@tuckerteague/109410848797847195
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@thom@indieweb.social 2023-01-27 02:14
@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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@BintyMcFrazzles@ohai.social 2023-01-27 02:24
@atomicpoet Agree, it's often what I use it for. Not everything needs or warrants boosting.
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@heyfluxay@retro.pizza 2023-01-27 02:25
@atomicpoet yeah, I don’t get why people have that take, like, it does exactly what it’s called, shares with the original person that enjoyed or LIKED what they shared
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@kd8bxp@mastodon.radio 2023-01-27 02:31
@atomicpoet I'll go one step more and boost too.
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@taste@kinkytaboo.online 2023-01-27 02:42
@atomicpoet I have here a 1/5 of the following as on Twitter where I never had more than 2 tiles on a post. I believe I had more toot booth in 2 month on Mastodon than likes in 10 years combined ,
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@scott@carfree.city 2023-01-27 02:53
@atomicpoet @daihard If you agree with this XKCD comic's view that human brains are technically neural nets, then you could say faving a Mastodon post trains a neural net to post more things like that. https://xkcd.com/2173/
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@Heliograph@mastodon.au 2023-01-27 03:13
@atomicpoet alright then ☺️
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@vmstan@vmst.io 2023-01-27 03:18
@atomicpoet @rysiek I like things here more precisely because it doesn’t impact anything other than an acknowledgment to the l writer.
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@kitsystratton@universeodon.com 2023-01-27 03:23
@atomicpoet It's like giving them a smile; it's quick and free and nice. I enjoy giving people 'smiles.'
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@mapu@hachyderm.io 2023-01-27 03:24
@atomicpoet so very meta to like this post 😀
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@winstonsmith@mastodon.nz 2023-01-27 03:27
@atomicpoet I use it like a 'read receipt' Find it weird how Mastodon culture is averse to doing this
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@topak@mastodon.lol 2023-01-27 03:33
@atomicpoet
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@raptor@mastodon.world 2023-01-27 04:16
@atomicpoet Well said...I post because I like to share experiences, not for any damn algorithm. If people like (favorite) the post then it's a bonus...made my day!
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@jph@moth.social 2023-01-27 04:20
@atomicpoet I leave a very long trail of likes in my wake as I scroll here. I mean there’s really almost no reason not to
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@infosec_jcp@infosec.exchange 2023-01-27 04:22
@atomicpoet This deserves a ⭐
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@brunoph@breakpoint.cafe 2023-01-27 04:41
@atomicpoet @gameboycamera it boggles my mind to think people actually treated Twitter favorites like this 🫣
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@Cirdan@awscommunity.social 2023-01-27 04:50
@atomicpoet I never "liked" to boost some algorithm. I just want to show that I liked what somebody said.
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@enobacon@urbanists.social 2023-01-27 04:55
@atomicpoet it's also cool that it gets indexed so you can do full-text searches of things you've liked. 😎