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A radical suggestion: let's just get rid of follower counts
The other networks are built around skinner-boxing users into engagement, but there's no reason mastodon needs to be.
Sure, and I'm not suggesting that *all* feedback should be eliminated.
But favorites and boosts are, by their nature, ephemeral and a lot harder to interpret as a kind of "score" in the same way as a follower count.
@pyry Fairs. In that case I condone your radical suggestion 👍🏻
@pyry eh, I prefer having it
@pyry This. They've already done away with counts for boosts and faves; going the last mile would be fine.
@pyry @Digitalyn But that's the only way I know the "follow" button works!
@pyry nice idea. But won't people just start using favourites and boosts as a substitute?