I actually have no idea how many boosts and favs some of the most successful posts get here in the Fediverse, because my instance shows a fraction of them no matter how successful they are. But guess what? I don’t care! It’s the best part here, to effectively unlearn that like-craving social media trait.
Everyone likes ”likes”, but in here it happens in our own terms and overall the metrics don’t really matter in the end.
@rolle You bring up an excellent point here “to effectively unlearn…” Part of the Fediverse experience is that unlearning, or possibly, return to an open platform that is not ruled by algorithms or simple rhetoric. Isn’t a voice still a voice even if there is minimal response? It probably isn’t from a lack of not being read. The fact of your ability to reflect and post something has value.