Clive ThompsonNov 15, 2022

A terrific thread by @shengokai about why the absence of quote-tweeting on Mastodon can be a road-block to the organic formation of something like Black Twitter here: https://zirk.us/@shengokai/109346991978893779

Quote-tweeting allows for a style of call-and-response interaction; lose it and you lose that too

Dr. Johnathan Flowers (@[email protected])

I'm converting my mastodon critiques into a word document that I will likely use to post mastodon local versions of those large threads about mastodon that I've made on twitter. Having said that, I'm not really "anti-mastodon," as much as I am trying to point out that the fediverse does not have the tools to support the ways that marginalized groups built community on the bird site. And it really comes down to affordances of the platforms.

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Show threadJay RosenNov 21, 2022
@clive @shengokai For me the lack of quote-tweeting is a significant loss. It was probably the best tool ever invented for a press critic.
Show threadClive ThompsonNov 21, 2022

@jayrosen_nyu @shengokai

Yep, there are definitely things lost without having that built in

Show threadJames GleickNov 21, 2022
@clive @jayrosen_nyu @shengokai Has anyone found a next-best substitute for quote-tweeting? Does it suffice to copy a link to a post and include that in your new post? Or is there anything better?
Show threadBob Kopp

@JamesGleick @clive @jayrosen_nyu @shengokai Maybe quote the same way you would in print. Adds a bit of friction, but probably could be automated and leaves the quoter taking a bit more ownership than a QT, perhaps therefore less likely to use for ridicule.

E.g., as @JamesGleick says:

“Has anyone found a next-best substitute for quote-tweeting? Does it suffice to copy a link to a post and include that in your new post? Or is there anything better?” https://sciencemastodon.com/@JamesGleick/109382164896270327

James Gleick (@[email protected])

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Has anyone found a next-best substitute for quote-tweeting? Does it suffice to copy a link to a post and include that in your new post? Or is there anything better?

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Show threadClive ThompsonNov 21, 2022

@bobkopp @JamesGleick @jayrosen_nyu @shengokai

That's an interesting style -- I'll give it a try!