nostr:npub18yl523aft0stkww4vr3dqxxafwjve6x3vrvsfa4hla698zp8gdqqy0pegw it's also funny because liking does actually improve visibility on mastodon as the explore page weighs likes the same as boosts.
So they're kinda doubly wrong. Plus the idea people only like stuff for an algorithm is icky too.
See my own post about this with sauce: https://mastodon.social/@mattswift/110764057213000861