Boosts, The Value of Attention, Feature Temptation

We should be supporting the networks we want to succeed, but our lack of attention to them also shows how much we value them outside of flowery words. Boost away Matt talked about the continued decline of Mastodon, and FlohGro chimed in to say he'll boost more because you should tell your followers you think something is awesome. Yes I'd rather Mastodon succeed because it's open and not algorithmic. It's a much better place to be than Facebook, Instagram, or X (Twitter). At the same time I find myself on less social media overall. I still think that every Twitter thread should be a blog post and that goes for Mastodon as well. I'm trying to be more thoughtful with everything I post online, skipping one off shots of random stuff. If I expect threads to be blog posts and just don't feel the need to post random little things, what's left for Mastodon or any social media? Still, I like FlohGro's idea of boosting more so I'll try to do that when I check in on Mastodon. Attention shows what…