ado on Nostr: npub12ze48…yhunm npub1jw29h…zrg6f There's no way to reply to this without putting ...
npub12ze486vfl7f9nk2vsan0u07lrd7tfn37f8djqeryl0uztsck8ltsyyhunm (npub12ze…hunm) npub1jw29h3zem7yurj6kc7q6hvf5qd36gl8n8pwtdg245r9x8eu5jtjqqzrg6f (npub1jw2…rg6f) There's no way to reply to this without putting myself in an awkward position, but I do disagree heavily.
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If you don't want someone to reply, then make it private! And if someone does reply and you don't like it... ignore them or block them.
By people posting things about bogeymen Reply Guys, is an attack on the psychological safety of participating online. Simply using the website and being polite should not get anyone labeled a pejorative!
It is true, unfortunately, social interactions are performative. So when people reply, they can mess up, or it can simply come across the wrong way. Communication in real life is hard, it's not any easier on Mastodon.