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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 9
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    Degrees of avoidance/engagement 0. Bozobit (mute/block) 1. Avoid the person 2. Only engage on go-list of topics, with defined protocol 3. Go-list, but free-form engagement 4. Avoid a no-go list of topics 5. Avoid a no-go list, with defined avoidance protocol 6. Mind meld

    1:02 PM - 9 Oct 2020
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    • ‏pix Smythelan Catherine Baab-Muguira purple prose and logic 🌨 𝔻𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕕 𝔸𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟 Dorian Taylor ben hsieh Khadeja R (she/her) nearly in hiatus -limited mode
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      1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Oct 9
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        Bozo unless proven worth engaging = low-trust. Escalation from 0 —> 6 Mind-meld candidate unless proven unworthy = high-trust. Downgrading from 6 —> 0. I tend to be high trust, but downgrade fairly aggressively once I get a read on a person. Most people end up in my 3/4 zone.

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      1.  🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨‏ @mwiik Oct 9
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         🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨ Retweeted  🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨

        No place for TweetBonds?https://twitter.com/mwiik/status/1303004145457209344 …

         🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨ added,

        TWEETBONDS 101: Reverse Nested Quote Tweets

Reverse Nested Quote Tweets (RNQTs) form a thread navigated by clicking the quoted tweets. RNQTs are in First Written Last Read order.

Unlike normal threads, RNQTs are written in reverse order. You write the last tweet (here shown as OT) first, then the 2nd to last tweet, & so forth up to the first tweet which is written last.

While normal threads are accessed via scrolling the thread display up & down, RNQT threads are accessed via clicking the quoted tweet or by using the Back button on your browser.

The Reader starts at the top tweet in an RNQT stack & reads each subsequent tweet by clicking on the quoted tweet.

Unlike normal threads, an RNQT stack cannot be altered in any way without visible signs of damage. The TweetBond is only valid if entirely contained within an intact RNQT stack.
        TWEETBONDS 101: Metadata Quote Tweets (mQTs)

Metadata Quote Tweets are formatted quote tweets used to drive Twitter SERPs. In this way they enable queries across sets of tweets so marked.

For TweetBonds, metadata Quote Tweets are tweeted by the BondIssuer to advertise the TweetBond, & then to confirm BondHolders after they perform the Signature Activity. BondHolders may also track their holdings w/their own metadata Quote Tweets and search tweets.

The ID of a TweetBond is composed of ‘#’ + username + ‘_’ + status number (the last part of a tweet URL) for the BondIssuer’s TweetBond Signature

The Signature Activity is a specific process: the candidate BondHolder copies the entire TweetBond Signature, then Quote Tweets the tweet under the Signature w/the copied Signature.

Once the candidate BondHolder has completed the Signature Activity, the BondIssuer will get a Notification of the Quote Tweet. The BondIssuer then attaches an mQT to the new BondHolder’s Signature.
        TWEETBONDS 101: Format of a TweetBond

metadata Quote Tweets are used to Quote Tweet(QT) the BondIssuer’s & any BondHolder’s Signatures

The BondIssuer Signature is the topmost tweet in a TweetBond. This is an attestation of agreement with its terms

Decorations, while optional, are often useful as attachment points for Replies to the TweetBond containing additional information or discussion. A Banner may be especially appealing for a Guild Charter

The Agreement, Charter, etc contains the terms that BondHolders agree to. It is presumed that the BondIssuer agrees with these as well

The Base consists of the first tweeted tweet in an RNQT structure. The tweet at the bottom of the Base cannot be a Quote Tweet. It may have images attached.

The BondHolder Signature is Identical to the BondIssuer Signature but authored by the candidate BondHolder. The BondIssuer confirms the share via a metadata QT.
        TWEETBONDS 101: Possible Applications

There should be no stigma whatsoever attached to quitting a TweetBond, at least those issued by others. Indeed, the idea is for TweetBonds to evolve, & so if someone states a value you hold dear better than you, then become a BondHolder in their TweetBond. 

Journalism: Find others to form Twitter Lists of amateur &/or professional journalists to ensure wide coverage of a locality or subject. Specify metadata protocols for List-based searches.

Guilds: Find like-minded others to form Chartered Guilds of practitioners in a field. Develop & evolve new Rulesets to further the Guild's goals. Create Guild Banners & build branding for yourself & your Guild. Make the Guild's Charter a meeting place for discussions & conviviality.

Social Design: Create Rulesets for a new Society; see how easy or difficult it is to get others to agree! Reach out to those who differ from you politically & see if there is anything whatsoever you might possibly agree on!
         🪐 🧙🏼‍♂️ ✨ @mwiik
        TweetBonds are lightweight contracts created entirely via use of Twitter's standard user-side tools. Everyone can participate: No programming or API skills are needed. Reverse Nested Quote Tweets is the most important concept as it allows for non-alterable thread-like structures. https://twitter.com/mwiik/status/1302935965472829444 … pic.twitter.com/I8kCQm0nC0
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      1. Dorian Taylor‏ @doriantaylor Oct 9
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        very likert

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