Anil@taylorlorenz the link previews thing is complicated because retrieving the data for them is decentralized, meaning each instance (and sometimes, each *app*!) is hitting the website for the preview info. It’s often been omitted because it can knock small websites offline just dealing with serving previews when a popular user shares a link.
Jay Rosen@anildash I agree with Taylor about quote posts. Basic tool of press criticism for me.
Chief TWiT 
@jayrosen_nyu @anildash How about just replying to a post. Like this? I like the fact that Mastodon promotes conversation not amplification.
Daniel Rubino@daniel_rubino @jayrosen_nyu @anildash
I think we all need to stop being twitterpated with the bird site's way of doing things.
I knew some day I'd get to use the word "twitterpated."
bss, super genius@leo @daniel_rubino @jayrosen_nyu @anildash it seems that the QT request often comes from users who haven't yet bothered to:
1) acclimate themselves to what the network, largely, prefers (sincerity and conversation),
2) how the timelines work, or
3) both
1) acclimate themselves to what the network, largely, prefers (sincerity and conversation),
2) how the timelines work, or
3) both
@bss @anildash @jayrosen_nyu @leo Yeah, I agree, there's a reflexivity that people need to wean off of for a bit. There was a time Twitter didn't have QT, either, aka the more fun days.