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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't understand why entire statements come after octothorpes. I get hashtagging stuff and how it might help with organization, but I don't understand why whole sentences.

I'm not trying to be pretentious or "dang young people," I just sincerely don't understand.

Other than that I enjoyed the post.

[–] anton@lemmy.blahaj.zone 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's a tumbler thing, iirc it's the only way to add your own text when reposting.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

... I see. Thank you.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 weeks ago

more precisely it lets you add text that only shows up for people looking specifically at your reblog/boost/whateverthefuck the generic term is, unlike a reply which everyone afterwards can see.

So it's like showing your friend something on the phone and making a snarky remark about it, they hear your remark but no one else does.