The more people see the engagement, the more chance of them asking “what is that?” It won’t be long until the apps are better, and links to articles could be less likely to get suppressed than migration memes.
I can only speak for myself, but I only saw Mastodon as viable after I started being exposed to the content there…
I wonder if a link shortener would avoid that
Good question, but idk the answer
Most big subs ban those full stop. Just because of what you’re suggesting.