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A typical "Share" button, e.g. as seen in every Google app, allows to choose the recipients, including everyone (public sharing). A button that always shares c
by nine_k 1y ago
A typical "Share" button, e.g. as seen in every Google app, allows to choose the recipients, including everyone (public sharing).
A button that always shares content with the general public should be called "Publish".
(We'll discuss cache invalidation next time.)
- antithesizer 1y agoThe difference is that on those apps it would be a miracle if your "publicly" shared post were ever seen by more than a handful of strangers. None of those send it to the front page except in very rare circumstances (going viral).
- nine_k 1y agoThe point is not the fanout factor but the lack of limitations. A public post is such that anyone can see, without authentication. A widely shared post that requires login to see is not public. An obscure pastebin paste is public, even though it's normally seen by a handful. But you don't get to control who these handful are.