Sheril KirshenbaumDec 24, 2022

I see some folks asking for a quote style button on #Mastodon. Let’s not do that.

Quote tweeting on #Twitter incentivized snark, promoted outrage & rewarded cruelty. It brought out our worst by further gamifying interactions in a kind of race for 🔁 & ❤️ - which are delightfully less obvious here.

I love that Mastodon has a community feel & hope it stays that way.

Show threadDaniel LoxtonDec 24, 2022
@Sheril QTs are definitely used by big accounts to hammer and target people quite often. Lots of other small accounts (like me) primarily use them to amplify, add to, or introduce good stuff we want people to enjoy. (I generally screencap stuff I want to critique.)
It would be nice to have the contextualizing function without the abuse. An earlier commenter may have it right in suggesting the higher effort workaround of crafting a new post with screencap plus link?
Show threadMartin Rundkvist
@Daniel_Loxton @Sheril Many don't seem to understand or care that retweeting stuff you disagree with is also signal boosting. I retweet in order to give props.
Dec 24, 2022 at 7:25amWeb