Ed BottI would really like to quote-tweet this, adding my 2 cents and amplifying Taylor's words.
But I can't. And that's unfortunate.
Dave Kearns@edbott
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@dak3 Not really. No one can interact with the original post, or reply to the author, or even see if it's been edited!
Adam Burck@edbott @dak3 @taylorlorenz It’s very easy: Just Click the 3 dots/Share/Copy Link and then paste it under your comment in a new post. Literally 3 extra clicks. Yes, more clicks, but it’s like 10 seconds. https://mastodon.social/@edbott/109565475517385888
Jeff@adamburck @edbott @dak3 @taylorlorenz It takes me from my Mastodon client to a web page of an instance I’m not a member of and so can’t interact with. Not particularly useful.
naught101@lightningjeff @adamburck @edbott @dak3 @taylorlorenz
Why do you need to interact with it? What is the purpose of your interaction?
If it's being quoted in a journalistic setting then it's just documenting what happened. Fostering interaction with source material is not, and should not be part of journalistic intent.
If you need interaction, copy the link and paste it in your search box, then you can find it and interact with it. Friction here can prevent a lot of reactive responses..
@naught101 @adamburck @edbott @dak3 @taylorlorenz Not sure replies from people I wasn’t talking to are any different on the “reactive responses” front.
@lightningjeff @adamburck @edbott @dak3 @taylorlorenz
I'm in this thread because I'm interested in this whole conversation. Because I'm in it, I have a whole lot of extra context that can provide nuanced information that potentially reduces my ability to be reactive. I'm responding in that context.
With a quote tweet, "look at this shit thing this other person you don't know said", it's likely that I will come nuance-free, and primed angry. Ready to make some uninformed and escalatory reply.
@lightningjeff @adamburck @edbott @dak3 @taylorlorenz
I'm actually really interested in your thoughts on the first question in my previous post! What is your intention when you click a quoted tweet?