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@eWalthert It's been a useful exercise, challenging me to consider 'higher' levels of engagement as alternatives to hitting 'like' as the feed drifts by.
But I'm hearing some good arguments in favour of sprinkling some star dust into the mix once again ⭐️
@letterror Likes incoming — the people have spoken!
@grahamdunning Yes, I definitely agree on the bots front, as I think that one post per day is generally sufficient from them versus actual humans.
But, as you say, it's small beer when zooming out and considering all the benefits of this place versus other social media.
@grahamdunning Yes, I try not to be indiscriminate with my boosting, and appreciate the new stuff I see as a result of others doing the same. Likes on the other hand seem to be more like a 1-2-1 feedback mechanism between viewer and poster, while replies are the most solid form of 'engagement'.
Something I like doing is just muting someone for a month, and then seeing how I feel when their posts/boosts return to my timeline.
@grob Yes, it's a bit like a hierarchy of engagement progressing from stars to replies, with boosts in between.
@ee Yes, replies are my favourite too, and this exercise forced me to consider how/where I could do more of that. I started doing it negative I felt that likes/stars were somewhat 'passive', but then they do offer up a feedback mechanism outside of wanting to share and/or reply.
Should I start 'liking/starring' posts again?
Context: I've tried to be more actively engaged here by forcing myself to only boost or reply but am now thinking about flexing my star button again.