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> what other purpose could it serve? 1. Agreement with the tweet, directed at the author only. 2. A form of "bookmarking" tweets for later. It's no accident t
by tom_mellior 6y ago
> what other purpose could it serve?
1. Agreement with the tweet, directed at the author only.
2. A form of "bookmarking" tweets for later. It's no accident that for most of Twitter's life this wasn't called a "like" but a "favorite" (with a star instead of a heart symbol).
As for "some of their followers will see it" and "I don't know [how it works]": That is precisely the problem. Your timeline isn't determined by your choices and the choices of the people you follow. The "algorithmic" timeline also adds a lot of randomness and unwanted choices that you can't control.