@naugtur I think it's more a matter of fediverse's liberal boosting culture. It's easier for posts to break out of your followers' clique, and they don't have to get massively viral to do that.
I get it that my mobile Linux posts will have an easier time to find their audience here than anywhere else, but the difference is jarring. Even with posts about music or cats, here it actually feels like people read them. On Bluesky, they're being accidentally found by a single traveler who passes by 😄