because QTs are embedded cards i cannot, to this day, understand why @MastodonEngineering will not adopt the format.

a QT acts as a blockquote and citation.

when was the last time you had to ask permission from a source to quote them in an academic paper or newspaper article?

when was the last time you had to ask Donald Trump permission to quote every public jettison of his verborrhea?

so why exactly are #MastodonDevs subverting one of the most basic principles of freedom of the press? 🧵