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 threadPixelJones
@SarahOestreich @Gargron
OK, but another word for "performative" is, you know, "social." For every Quote Tweet "pile on" I have seen a hundred good Tweets amplified & given positive exposure by being QT'd. Besides, if I reply to you & you have no audience, no one will see our civil conversation. Sorry, but IMO this design choice based on fear actually muzzles a lot of positive interaction.
(Note how Sarah had to "fake QT" your post just to talk about. See the problem?)
Nov 15, 2022 at 5:53amWeb
Show threadSarahNov 15, 2022
@PixelJones i understand your POV and if you look at the comments under my post I address that so you can refer there. I hate to keep repeating myself but there are positives and negatives that come with QTing. Adding context and spurring conversation with one’s followers is good. But it can also help bad actors find people and I believe the attacks I record here probably would have been worse with that function. It is a trade-off