"how could that even be considered criticism or harmful?"
Because it takes away control over discoverability. Hashtags increase discoverability surface here on Mastodon. I for one value being able to control parts of my visibility and don't want every word I said getting picked apart through hashtags I didn't put there.
Veronica Explains /
npub1dm…cx796
2024-08-15 19:17:33
in reply to nevent1q…0c8u
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