Gregory's Server@trwnh a quote post, to me, means you can talk *about* something while still making the person being quoted and the wider network part of the conversation. they get notified, other users can see quote posts of a specific post (through ui elements). fundamentally it enables a different kind of conversation compared to just talking *to* someone.
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 @trwnh yeah i noticed on your reply to your own post that i wasn't really answering your question. having a hard time wrapping my head around what would be a suitable answer tho. i'd say it can also be a way of being talked to, not just about. just, the intended audience is a different one. similar to replying and then boosting your own reply, it talks to your own audience as well and not just the author of the op. |
@dxciBel this is a functional argument not a semantic one
i’m pretty aware of what people intend to *do* when they quote post, but i’m struggling to extract any inherent link relationship from that.
so when you say talking “about” something, the quoted post is… “being talked about”? i’m wondering is there a way to refine this statement and is it always true or just sometimes/generally true.