at some point i apparently removed fav notifications from the notification column
as a result of this, since coming back around to the fedi i've just assumed that nobody has liked anything i've posted, and/or that faving had somehow fallen out of style
as a result of THAT, i was just sorta like 'well shit, i guess if it isn't something that people do, maybe i shouldn't throw them around as much as i normally do?'
i now feel thoroughly silly 🤦♀️