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I use github to star other repos because almost all repos are on github. A star supports the project.
I host my stuff on github because everyone else is on github and can star my repos.
I have access to codeberg
https://dagster.io/blog/fake-stars
‘Stars’ are such a dubious, gamed feature telling you little value about a project’s quality. It doesn’t really ‘support’ a project, but it does feed into the anxiety & social media sludge on the platform. We would be better without them.