2026-02-10 11:36 UTC
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@sarble@mefi.social 2026-02-10 11:42
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social 100%, getting many likes is in some sense satisfying, but one engaged reply is gratifying.
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@johntinker@hear-me.social 2026-02-10 11:47
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social I can see it either way. We are like little neurons, making our little decisions as we go. Probably doing the best we can, considering.
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@meganmariehart@mastodon.social 2026-02-10 12:43
@futurebird@sauropods.win Now, that’s an interesting perspective I hadn’t considered! As a performer, my main use of Mastodon besides playing games is to post “Look at what I will be doing“ and “Look at what I did” 😂 … and “Look at my cat,” of course.
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@semitones@tiny.tilde.website 2026-02-10 12:48
@futurebird@sauropods.win As someone with a large™ following, do you have any recommendations for dealing with notifications? I've heard several times that creators that seem to be pretty good have trouble dealing with all the replies on Mastodon, specifically. @meganmariehart@mastodon.social
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@david_chisnall@infosec.exchange 2026-02-10 12:49
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social (I favourited and boosted this, but given the content of the post, I feel like that could be interpreted as a passive-aggressive attack. It isn't meant to be, I have nothing of value to add to this, but I completely agree with the sentiment expressed.)
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@semitones@tiny.tilde.website 2026-02-10 12:51
@futurebird@sauropods.win Also, probably very few people will find this interesting, but the latest campaign in not another D&D podcast lampoons this kind of social media influencer with a Social Media Warlock (derives her power from her social media following.) @meganmariehart@mastodon.social
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@starhawk@dice.camp 2026-02-10 13:36
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social I, too, like replies more than anything else. Though I often find I have nothing productive, useful, or fun to say. So the favorite button is just "i liked that" and the boost is "my friends will like it too".
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@skua@mastodon.social 2026-02-10 13:56
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social "Maybe I'm very strange but my metric for a post "doing well" is replies ..." Me too. Some if this is valuing dialogue. And at a slightly different angle I'm getting interested in "What we know" as in "we the folk here and now". So "what is our common knowledge or combined knowledge?".
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@adangerbartels@hachyderm.io 2026-02-10 16:41
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social I'm on social media to watch other people socialize 😅. But as a general lurker, I like to use likes as a "keep it up!/hell yeah", and boosts are basically the same with an added element of "I hope more people see this too"
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@mcmullin@musicians.today 2026-02-10 23:03
@futurebird@sauropods.win That’s just how I feel too. What I like here are the conversations. I’d rather exchange ideas with a few interesting people than generate large impression counts. I’m in no way opposed to promotion—I hope this medium also gets my music out there too. But it means more to me to know a few people listened and had thoughtful responses—or that one performer would like to play it—than that thousands passively know it exists. @meganmariehart@mastodon.social
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@kcarruthers@infosec.exchange 2026-02-11 04:14
@futurebird@sauropods.win yeah a good conversation is desirable
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@thaell@musicians.today 2026-02-11 08:24
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social completely agree with you ! That being said I don't reply that much even on here because I never know what to say (and maybe because years of other platforms have ruined the way I connect with people online)
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@hyc@mastodon.social 2026-02-11 10:07
@futurebird@sauropods.win @meganmariehart@mastodon.social agreed. To me, a post that elicits even one relevant reply is more "successful" than a post with a zillion likes and no replies. This medium is built for conversations, not just broadcasts. I sometimes start following someone with posts on a topic of interest, but then unfollow them again because they're 100% broadcast. Missing the point of an interactive medium...