A few thoughts on quote posts. A quote post is just a visual treatment when you link to a post. It’s basically the link preview equivalent when the URL is on the same service.
The assumption that quote posting leads to toxic interactions is based on the flawed assumption that the only reason to link to something is to say something negative.
Maybe that was true on Twitter but it doesn’t have to be true anywhere else. People are conflating a visual treatment with people’s behavior.
Dare Obasanjo /
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2023-09-23 17:36:29
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