@david I do enjoy the "giving a star" thing as a way of indicating that you've read something someone has written but don't have a lot to say about it... Stuff like that.

But I'd so much prefer that folks just... reply to one another and talk. That's the kind of interaction that I personally prefer, at least.

To be clear, I don't have a problem with likes/etc. It's the work to gamify that... To turn it into a competition... That bugs me.

@pandora_parrot Absolutely. I like that Mastodon doesn't show those stats by default. I do appreciate interaction with what I do, but I have always treated social media more like a place to make statements over hold long conversations. Mastodon in particular can feel insular on certain instances.