She has a real good example of how algorithms on platforms like Instagram not only try to make you addicted but also divide us even more
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myrmepropagandistreplied to Piers Cawley on last edited by
@pdcawley @mekkaokereke @ddritter
I HATE unboostable replies. It always feels like someone grabbed me and pulled me into a dark ally to "talk"
Especially since if I respond I might not be able to boost my own reply to them without stripping stuff out of the post and maybe breaking the thread.
I don't get why people do it? I tend to mute without comment anyone who seems like a bad actor which works well. So I'm not suffering much, but I've seen this hurt other people.
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Erin 💽✨replied to myrmepropagandist on last edited by
@futurebird @pdcawley @mekkaokereke @ddritter I’ve used DM replies to add something to a conversation I don’t want to be public. I’ve rarely seen a good use of Followers-only replies though.
But its important to understand that “visibility settings” aren’t in the protocol - Public is
to: [as:Public, yourUserAccount/followers, everyone, mentioned]
; followers only isto: [yourUserAccount/Followers, everyone, mentioned]
; DM isto: [everyone, mentioned]
“Visibility Settings” and the in-post addressing is an elaborate fiction Mastodon imposed on top of a more flexible protocol