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Mr. 30㎝ 🍆💦 :over18: 🔞 [nsfw.social]

Here's why your #boosts matter so much on the #Fediverse:

There is no algorithm here. Nothing is going to insert #content into your #timeline that an algorithm thinks you might be interested in.

Your timeline consists solely of the content from the people you #follow, and the content they #boost.

No boosts and you will never find out about that cool artist that started posting their artwork. You will never find out about the photographer that just joined a Pixelfed instance and is sharing their amazing photos.

Likes don't show up in the timelines of the accounts that follow you.

The only way for people to find new and cool content and accounts to follow is by you and I #boosting their content.

#boosts#Fediverse#boosting
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Colin Purrington

Probably TMI but here's a draft flowchart of what goes through my brain when I'm considering whether to boost an image. Not included but of course important: (1) Is image made by a human? (2) Is there something in the body of the text that's mildly interesting? (3) Is account an actual person active on the platform? (4) Are number of hashtags in Goldilocks zone? #boosts #AltText #copyright #photography #accessibility #boosting #CreativeCommons

Flowchart that starts with "Should I boost that post with cool image?" Decisions inside triangles include "Was image created by poster?", "Does poster say, "by permission of ...?", "Is image public domain?", Does poster include Creative Commons code?", "Does image have Alt Text?", and "Does Alt Text describe the image?"
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Tuckers Nuts Resist! 🇺🇦 

Eye'll admit it, Eye boost a heckuva lot.
My bio even announces that Eye do.
Some people can accept that because they like the stuff that Eye boost.
For those of you who are convinced that Eye boost too much, there's THIS:
social.growyourown.services/@F
#SocialMedia #Boosting #FediTips #TuckersBalls

social.growyourown.servicesFedi.Tips (@FediTips@social.growyourown.services)Is there an account you follow that boosts other people too much? Do you like reading their own posts, but you don't want to see their boosts? In Mastodon you can hide an account's boosts by doing the following: 1. Go to their profile page 2. Click the ⋯ button on their profile 3. Select "Hide boosts" You will still see their posts, it will only hide boosts. If you change your mind, go to ⋯ and select "Show boosts". They will never know you have hidden their boosts 🙂 #FediTips #Mastodon
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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Nudging or #boosting – which behavioural approach works best for decision-making? 🤔 In a review paper, researchers MPI for Human Development suggest that #boosting - empowering rather than steering - can lead to lasting, informed decisions even amid manipulative choice architectures. Read the review paper here▶️: annualreviews.org/content/jour More: mpg.de/24041444/0121-bild-boos

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Toadlyturtle

Why is it that there were #boosts right up until the #hurricane?

When support is inconsistent it ensures the homeless may find shelter, but not stable housing. And with even less consistency, loss of shelter.

#Boosting doesn't cost anything.

@SabiLewSounds & family are #disabled #Latina. #Homeless, sheltering in a hotel.

125 Hotel Past Due,
700 Hotel Due Tuesday,
735 Deficit,
50 Phone Due Tomorrow,
200 Car Insurance Due Friday,
230 Food, Gas, etc

Ko-Fi.com/sabilewsounds/goal

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