SarahNov 13, 2022
I know some people making the #TwitterMigration may be missing the quote tweet option, but @Gargron explained the reasoning behind not having it quite well. I was just thinking about this because I saw someone on the other site tweet a very bad take and he got QTed, which led to some piling on. If he hadn’t been QTed, many wouldn’t have seen it. Here I find it a bit easier to just pass that stuff by or not see it at all. Definitely a less reflexive anger-inducing experience
Show threadMattNov 13, 2022

@SarahOestreich @Gargron

While I agree that QTing can be harmful and don't disagree with Mastodon's policy, I'd like to offer the idea that much of tweeting/tooting/actvism/opining is performative by nature.

Show threadSarahNov 13, 2022
@MattInCincy513 @Gargron totally fair and in a lot of ways I think you’re right. I do like the idea of experimenting with different ways to encourage more dialogue, less performance. But—and I don’t mean to sound too existential—aren’t we almost always performing in some way even when not online? I guess there are degrees and no QT is trying to mitigate the more harmful kind, if any of that makes sense. I don’t know, it’s late ha
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@SarahOestreich @Gargron

That is valid!
We are human and there is always some form of adjusting our message for the given context.

I was merely commenting on @gargron's logic, and regardless, the absence of QT will likely help. I do worry about this app potentially going too conservative about content moderation.

Mastodon now has a window to scale, if they want to. 1m have joined since October 27th, myself included. A key is to provide something uncomplicated and fair for everyone.

Nov 13, 2022 at 9:01amWeb