LorryAug 3, 2023

I like Vanity Fair's headline:

"Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Trying to Overturn the Election, Despite Us All Witnessing Him Trying to Overturn the Election"

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/trump-pleads-not-guilty-to-trying-to-overturn-the-election

#Trump #Impeachment #News #Headline #VanityFair #BessLevin #Law #Crime #Spoiler #He's #Guilty #Elections #Comedy

Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Trying to Overturn the Election, Despite Us All Witnessing Him Trying to Overturn the Election

The ex-president was arraigned in a DC courthouse on Thursday.

Vanity Fair
Show threadAatubeAug 6, 2023
@Lorry I agree but why would you use so many tags lmao
Show threadLorry

@Aatube Because, without algorithms, tags and shares are the only way to get posts seen and grow your network. Tags are the lifeblood of Mastodon and sometimes, the #HashtagGames are amusing.

Personally, I don't think they should class towards your letter-count either, but sadly that would be impractical tech-wise.

Aug 6, 2023 at 10:42pmWeb
Show threadAatubeAug 7, 2023
@Lorry But hashtags like "He" and "VanityFair" probably won't help since nobody would be looking at that. Also while I despise kbin's algorithm for microblogs, I'm pretty sure mastodon has a competent one in my limited experience.
Show threadLorryAug 7, 2023
@Aatube 5 people used #VanityFair last week so it's not insignificant... Mind you, 2,500 used #HashtagGames