at <https://mas.to/@paulg/109541278664979840>, @paulg writes <screencap>.
counterpoint: QTs at core just a link + wisp of transclusion – hypertext features that elsewhere massively improve context & civiility.
that on Twitter QTs often (but far from always) coarsen discussion is mainly a symptom of Twitter's half-hearted implementation, & degenerate optimization of quality-oblivious 'engagement' over all else. …+
Paul Graham (@[email protected])
One of the best features of Mastodon is the lack of quote-tweeting. I'd forgotten how great that was. And unfortunately for Twitter, it's a feature that they'll never be able to copy.
