I had my first attempt at a relationship scammer on Mastodon. Exchanged some banal chat about science streams on Twitch, then she (if she was a she) dropped the “I’d like to get to know you better, let’s take this to telegram or email”.
Sure thing. I’m a 53 year old married father of two, I’m sure I’m a real catch
Boosting liberally on Mastodon is encouraged bc that’s the only way posts get exposure without an algorithm. I boost every post I see as long as it isn’t offensive or low quality.
I’m a little more selective than that, personally. I also engage in conversation more liberally while encouraging people to follow hashtags rather than individuals, which helps discovery.
Mastodon really runs on direct post engagement, especially boosts, to make the whole thing work without an algorithm
It’s very similar to tumblr in that a boost is supposed to function like a like/upvote to spread content, since no automated algorithm is going to suggest that post for you.
But I’m sure people are also trying to grow their networks quick, since it’s sort of a hollow experience without it
I have never encountered that. Am I unpopular even with spam bots?
Don’t worry, we’ve been talking about you behind your back.
“We” meaning the bots? Oh god, is AI going to be like high school again?
