fictional example that i keep seeing happen constantly
dog Today at 14:00
hey check out this cool image!
found it online just now
dragon Today at 14:06
that's cute :3
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this is a linear conversation. this did not need any replies. none of these posts needed to be replies. you could've just typed it and pressed enter. you do not need to make a response to literally the post right before you a reply
you do not need to ping the person you're replying to
replies are for when the conversation moved on to a different topic but you want to reply to a specific thing someone said 20 minutes ago. they're not for the thing that just happened. stop

