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Was it a link? The text read to me as if it was a screenshot, but I don't actually know.

jefftk 4y ago
I read it as both, one person doing each: Early this week, I realised that some people had cross-posted my Mastodon post into Twitter. Someone else had posted a screenshot of it on Twitter. I understand being unhappy about screenshot sharing, but my read is that even if only the link sharing piece had happened they would still be upset?
- foobarbecue 4y ago
  Ah, it does sound that way. At any rate, we agree that it would be pretty silly to be angry about a URL being broadcast, but a screenshot is another matter. It really is a pity that the general public doesn't understand the difference today (or know what a URL is).
  - saurik 4y ago
    Pasting around screenshots of content posts back/forth across different social networks is not only extremely common it isn't even clear to me why it is a bad thing... unless you are a particularly intense zealot about copyright, of course :/.
    - sleepybrett 4y ago
      Seems like being 'big mad' about this is a total misunderstanding of the social norms around social network usage. You can certainly be it, but it's not productive, it impacts your health and changes nothing about the public perception of your issue (ie 'everyone does this all the time, wtf is your problem') or the behavior. As in "Anything you do where anyone can sense you might be broadcast further than you thought. So either shut-up and shut-in or get used to it."
      - foobarbecue 4y ago
        Remind me not to friend you :-) Joking aside, I didn't read OP as "big mad" about this. Just a little wistful. And possibly glad to have good subject matter for a public blog post...
      - macintux 4y ago
        To me it sounded as though the social norms are different in this space. Essentially that’s the culture clash.
    - foobarbecue 4y ago
      True in most cases, but it can be a pretty serious violation of privacy. For example, let's say you post pictures of your family with your children on Facebook, intending to share to friends, and then someone screenshots that and re-posts publicly. I've never tried a public-by-default social network like Twitter or Instagram. I'd be quite annoyed if one of my Facebook friends took one of my posts and published it to the whole internet. I realize it's something that can happen, but it would feel like a violation of trust. I also think that being able to maintain semi-private spaces on the internet makes it a safer place.

I read it as both, one person doing each: Early this week, I realised that some people had cross-posted my Mastodon post into Twitter. Someone else had posted a screenshot of it on Twitter. I understand being unhappy about screenshot sharing, but my read is that even if only the link sharing piece had happened they would still be upset?

foobarbecue 4y ago
Ah, it does sound that way. At any rate, we agree that it would be pretty silly to be angry about a URL being broadcast, but a screenshot is another matter. It really is a pity that the general public doesn't understand the difference today (or know what a URL is).
- saurik 4y ago
  Pasting around screenshots of content posts back/forth across different social networks is not only extremely common it isn't even clear to me why it is a bad thing... unless you are a particularly intense zealot about copyright, of course :/.
  - sleepybrett 4y ago
    Seems like being 'big mad' about this is a total misunderstanding of the social norms around social network usage. You can certainly be it, but it's not productive, it impacts your health and changes nothing about the public perception of your issue (ie 'everyone does this all the time, wtf is your problem') or the behavior. As in "Anything you do where anyone can sense you might be broadcast further than you thought. So either shut-up and shut-in or get used to it."
    - foobarbecue 4y ago
      Remind me not to friend you :-) Joking aside, I didn't read OP as "big mad" about this. Just a little wistful. And possibly glad to have good subject matter for a public blog post...
    - macintux 4y ago
      To me it sounded as though the social norms are different in this space. Essentially that’s the culture clash.
  - foobarbecue 4y ago
    True in most cases, but it can be a pretty serious violation of privacy. For example, let's say you post pictures of your family with your children on Facebook, intending to share to friends, and then someone screenshots that and re-posts publicly. I've never tried a public-by-default social network like Twitter or Instagram. I'd be quite annoyed if one of my Facebook friends took one of my posts and published it to the whole internet. I realize it's something that can happen, but it would feel like a violation of trust. I also think that being able to maintain semi-private spaces on the internet makes it a safer place.