@0xabad1deaabadidea it's because people read the Fediverse feed. They don't know who you are; all they see is your post go by. And they think the only point is to make snappy comments. The Fediverse feed is a shooting gallery.
@0xabad1deaabadidea I think there's a different social relationship when you choose to follow someone -- you've made a decision about it. Even when you get someone's posts shared into your home feed, that's because someone you followed shared them. There's a social link, even if it's unidirectional. The Fediverse feed is just new faces all the time -- accounts you have no connection to.
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