Dumb question maybe, but DMs aren't an option here? Not that anything I ever message would be anything I wouldn't happily put in public as required. I'm not 25 anymore 🤔
@paulmeekperth DM's exist, but they're basically a regular post with the visibility set to "only people mentioned can see this". Important thing to note is that if you add someone's account name because you're having a sook about them, you're also tagging them into the conversation and giving them a notification for the mention.