meta, QTs
@elilla @toni The option to hide QTs entirely would probably be a good idea.
The 'culture shift' thing is a bit complicated. Had it been implemented as opt-in the moment it was proposed (years ago), I don't think such a shift would have occurred, simply because of the opt-in culture that it establishes, ie. it would be treated as something to be wary of by default.
Today, I am less certain, exactly *because* it has taken so long and other implementations have already implemented the feature without the opt-in mechanism, and so they have ended up setting a culture of expectation for the feature being there.
The whole 'pressure to maximise growth' thing I certainly agree on, and it's making a lot of these issues a lot more difficult to resolve because this wasn't headed off at the onset 😕 (And again the bad Mastodon governance plays a significant role here too)
meta, QTs
@elilla @toni Somewhat tangential but related thought: I also feel like fedi and AP being inspired in their model by centralized 'web 2.0 social media' silos was always going to bite us sooner or later, because it's fundamentally a growth model and not a sustainability model.
Even just its nature of being centered around individuals (as a type of 'public performance') rather than communities naturally invites this kind of culture shift and growth pressure, I think.
