One behavior of fedi that I still don't understand is why so many people boost their own posts a few hours after they post them. To me it is confusing because as I am scrolling I recognize that I have seen these posts, but then I have the realization that I need to keep scrolling because it is just people boosting their own posts. If I could disable it from my feed I would, but I think the only option is a blanket disable of boosts which I don't want to do because of discovery.
Is there a good reason for this behavior or are folks just trying to game engagement?
