@futurebird @pdcawley @mekkaokereke @ddritter I’ve used DM replies to add something to a conversation I don’t want to be public. I’ve rarely seen a good use of Followers-only replies though.
But its important to understand that “visibility settings” aren’t in the protocol - Public is to: [as:Public, yourUserAccount/followers, everyone, mentioned]; followers only is to: [yourUserAccount/Followers, everyone, mentioned]; DM is to: [everyone, mentioned]
“Visibility Settings” and the in-post addressing is an elaborate fiction Mastodon imposed on top of a more flexible protocol