Don't like strangers busting into your mentions to give unsolicited opinions?
This could be solved if the Fediverse had better comment controls.
You should be able to make a read-only post if you want.
And you should be able to make a public post that's only writeable to followers.
You should also be able to lock a thread if it becomes a vector for abuse.
"Just make locked posts" is the worst response to this because that so-called "solution" basically tells people to reduce their visibility.
Many people don't want their visibility to be reduced.
However, they want a reduction in harassment.
In fact, much of the "I don't want search to exist" crowd exists due to lack of comment control.
People don't want to be found on search because they can't control the potential replies that might occur through a search vector.
I know this because plenty of the anti-search crowd wants public visibility -- but they don't want harassment.
@lemonflavoured If a worthwhile goal is discoverability -- and it is -- then search needs to exist.
The bigger question is: why do *some* people not want search to exist?
And that's because search can be used for harassment.
However, with better comment controls, this becomes less of a problem since potential abusers could be thwarted from writing.
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