@rickdus @Gargron thinking ... if you just added a feature to "reply" to embed the replied-to toot, that would work fine for me.
See this example, where I expand on an aspect of someone else's toot. It would be nice to show what prompted my introspection:
https://mstdn.ca/@deborahh/109623793165282139
@rickdus @Gargron ... anothet example, where showing both offers more of a window into the conversation, making it more likely that people stop to consider:
https://mstdn.ca/@deborahh/109623743848190644