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   Ainsley Lowbeer (ainsleylowbeer@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 01:25:56 JST Ainsley Lowbeer

   • Cory Doctorow

   I like @pluralistic but I had to unfollow because he is a major timeline polluter with all his Long Thread posts. Maybe try one post with the link to your own website.

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 01:25:56 JST Cory Doctorow

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     @AinsleyLowbeer

     "Timeline pollution" isn't a thing.

     1. The first four words in my bio are "I post long threads." My bio also explains how to get my posts elsewhere if you don't want long threads.

     2. Here are instructions for reading and writing Mastodon threads:

     https://pluralistic.net/2023/04/16/how-to-make-the-least-worst-mastodon-threads/

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     Ainsley Lowbeer (ainsleylowbeer@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 01:58:25 JST Ainsley Lowbeer

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @pluralistic Timeline pollution is in the eye of the beholder.

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 01:58:25 JST Cory Doctorow

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     @AinsleyLowbeer No, it's literally impossible for someone to pollute your timeline because you decide what's inside your timeline.

     "Pollution" is something that one entity does to another. When you follow my "I post long threads" account while not wanting to read long threads, that is categorically not something I've done to you.

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     Ainsley Lowbeer (ainsleylowbeer@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 02:18:00 JST Ainsley Lowbeer

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     • Cory Doctorow

     @pluralistic Agreed, I decide what is in my timeline, and you are now not. Keep up the good work though, I'll find it as I like.

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     Cory Doctorow (pluralistic@mamot.fr)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Dec-2024 02:18:00 JST Cory Doctorow

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     @AinsleyLowbeer Thanks.