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.
No, a public post doesn't mean "talk to me".
Public means "publicly visible".
It's about being *read*.
Reading is different from writing.
Just as there's different settings for visibility, there should be different settings for replying.
@tprophet Yeah, I don't think the majority of people who want comment control know how to set up posting from a bot instance. So that's a no go.
Comment control settings for their *current* account is a hell of a lot more usable.
@tprophet Again, freedom of association.
You're entitled to say whatever you want. But you're not entitled to an audience 🙂
@Victang @atomicpoet @tprophet you can have your own audience in a different corner. There's no right to visibility in within the original post's context.
Yes some people will use it to say dumb shit without replies. But others will use it to be able to speak their mind without having to deal with harassment by idiots who can't accept differing opinions. The latter is more important to me.
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