That's a take, but I think its quite generational (I could be wrong). Twitterlikes to me seem utterly public, and I get really confused when I encounter people

That's a take, but I think its quite generational (I could be wrong). Twitterlikes to me seem utterly public, and I get really confused when I encounter people who think they are having a private group chat. But as I said, I do understand how and why these different views of the same technology could arise.