We need QTs so I can engage in my favorite content - yelling about bad takes like this.
At the very least, allowing folks to QT their *own* threads, such that they can update it or refer back to it would be very helpful!

@besttrousers vintage QTs worked by just pasting a link, does this work?

https://econtwitter.net/@besttrousers/109524356546847409

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At the very least, allowing folks to QT their *own* threads, such that they can update it or refer back to it would be very helpful!

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@csreid @besttrousers It does not provide a preview of the item being linked to. The best available QT type action is probably to include a screen shot of the item you're quoting, though that's obviously not nearly so useful.
@eridyn @besttrousers this is a post to try to test the recommended workaround mentioned in GitHub here https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/issues/22333
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Pitch It's often suggested that as an alternative to quoting, users should reply to a post and then boost their reply. That works well, but it's difficult to do. The user must: Reply to the...

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@csreid @besttrousers it opened in a separate window from the app but yes.

- This mostly shows the increased number of older non-working Americans with the baby boomers turning 70.

- Many 70+ workers left the labor force because of Covid risks.

- There wasn't a UBI during the pandemic.

@besttrousers A lot of people also died or became disabled, forcing them to leave the workplace.
@maddramaqueen Yes (though "died" wouldn't explain the chart above, which is a percentage of the population)
@besttrousers I liked shitposting a lot too but it does seem antithetical to the culture Mastodon is trying to promote (for better or worse) :p