@WTL
IMO, it doesn't take anything away from the platform. The same people wouldn't engage here anyway. This way, I can choose to get the content here or just ignore.
I also think that if they start to get some signs of engagement here, maybe they change theirmind and start actually engaging here.
So I see it as positive, but on the other hand, I rarely follow accounts like that.

@WTL I hate it more when they come on here and complain that there is so little engagement here, yet they never respond to our replies and expect us to like, boost their unAltTexted messages and requests for mutual aid

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@webhat I've seen a few posts like this too - I try to be helpful about how things work here, but so many just want to use this like Twitter of old.

@WTL they also have this ridiculous feeling of entitlement, as if we need to shape our behaviour and the platform we use to suit them

@webhat Some very much do; especially the influencer-types who don't understand why they can't manipulate the algorithm here. 🤣

@WTL @webhat I want to send this thread to some people I know SO MUCH

@WTL @webhat It is an interesting challenge, trying to explain to some folks that here "engagement" isn't likes and boosts, but actual engagement, like conversations with other people. I've seen more than one leave because they can't see it as an obvious "force multiplier."

@alan @webhat 💯 This.

@WTL @alan I've just seen for the first time someone have the following in their profile:

🔔 Please enable notifications so you don't miss anything.

@webhat @WTL LOL filed under: how to not get followers on Mastodon.

@alan @webhat 💯 That's a short path to making notifications useless. 🤣