@Gargron I always liked quoting as a way to intro people who follow me to something that has a particular rather than generic interest. E.g. this isn’t just an interesting post on coding but one from a not-so-well-known author I know has some particularly relevant experience.

Is that performative? I suppose I think it’s a way of adding a little value above just passing the post on.

Not a big deal and you obviously have thought carefully about it but I don’t think it “inevitably adds toxicity”.