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Dusk To Don :raccoon:
@dusk@todon.eu  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago
Dusk To Don :raccoon:
@dusk@todon.eu  ·  activity timestamp 7 months ago

@TheBreadmonkey

I gotchu bennnnnn

Self-boosters unite! There are dozens of us, dozens!

@Simon_Ochojna

👋 Hiya Simon!

Great question!

I've seen a variety of perspectives.

Personally, I saw someone post a long while back something along the lines of "Go ahead, give a favorite post of yours a boost. Since things here are [mostly] not driven by an algorithm, and followers may span many, many time zones, it might help get your cool toot in front of someone who appreciates it." And that's been my MO.

Other folk don't care for that practice.

Mastodon lets you control whether or not the boosts of someone you follow show up in your feed (on a per-user basis), fwiw.

CC @TheBreadmonkey , fellow self-booster.

https://todon.eu/@dusk/114502029808671420

#selfBoosting #mastodon

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@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@dusk @Simon_Ochojna

Hi Simon - in short - 100% self boost. I definitely do it (sometimes too much - there is a search function and sometimes I go looking for an old post, end up laughing at my old toots like a PSYCHOPATH, and then boosting a bunch).

I also asked early on and the general consensus was why not. No algorithm and people across every timezone. If you've posted something you want people to see, go ahead and give it another chance to shine. If people don't want to see it, they can always limit boosts or mute or unfollow or defederate or hunt you down - that's upto them.

Good luck to you though and self-boost away, I say! 😊

https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey/110775372069592147

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@TheBreadmonkey@beige.party replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 weeks ago

@dusk @Simon_Ochojna

https://beige.party/@TheBreadmonkey/111957791178813924

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