Heck, even @-replies. RTing those might be rude/confusing, but ought not to be dangerous.
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Replying to @marcan42
the amount of Attention that retweeting can bring scales alarmingly. However I happen to feed on dark energy
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Replying to @0xabad1dea
That's true, but ultimately by posting on a public platform you should be prepared for arbitrary amounts of attention, no?
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Replying to @marcan42 @0xabad1dea
have you ever triggered the kind of mob that can come up in these cases? I haven’t.
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Replying to @comex @0xabad1dea
I think the only time I set off a Twitter mob on someone was grsec, but he was asking for it with the blockfest.
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Replying to @marcan42 @0xabad1dea
I mean, you may be personally secure enough to be able to handle such attacks - I’m not sure whether I would be…
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but quite a lot of people are not, and that shouldn’t disqualify them from using Twitter if it can be helped
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Replying to @comex @0xabad1dea
This isn't really a Twitter issue though, isn't it? Anyone can find their low-profile public content suddenly popular.
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Replying to @marcan42
not uniquely, but Twitter’s combo of public default + lots of personal stuff less thought through than e.g. blog posts
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make it especially prone.
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Replying to @comex
Yeah. Though even when I have conversations with friends over public Twitter I make sure it's nothing I wouldn't mind RT'ed.
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