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   maco (maco@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 11:59:32 JST maco

   idk about folks using #Mastodon in English, but on my Spanish UI, the word "private" (well, "privado") does NOT show up in the posting setting that is marked by an "@".

   It says "only show to mentioned users."

   That's because it IS NOT a private messaging system.

   Mastodon DOES NOT HAVE a private message system.

   Do not expect it to work as one!

   It is SOLELY a way to keep your conversation from cluttering unrelated people's feeds.

   It is not designed for #privacy

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     maco (maco@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2022 12:06:19 JST maco

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     (I'm seeing people say "it's so weird that when you @-mention someone in a private message, they can see it," which comes from the fundamental misunderstanding that it's a private message system and not a @'d-people-only setting. Once you've @'d them, they're in!)

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