I can't bring myself to quotecast instead of reply. It just feels socially off. I'm trying to continue the conversation, not start a new one! Would appreciate a more reply-oriented experience. Maybe surfacing great replies in the algo instead of relying on people like @trigs to find and quotecast them. I'm sure that this has already been considered. Just my 2c.

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I've been thinking recently about these dynamics. The way I'm looking at it right now is to do both: 

- reply to keep the conversation going with the single person I'm replying to

- quote cast to surface the discussion to source additional input from others

It can create a disconnected overall discussion between the OP and any new contributors, but reply threads become unmanageable with more than 2 ppl anyway. So it doesn't solve everything, but it serves the purpose of allowing the conversation to go deeper as well as get more reach.

I look at it like a curating mechanism. 

Replies are really just best as a discussion between two people. The friendship is truly the reward!

If anyone wants to add a third opinion, or ask for more input on the topic, they can quote cast to expand the conversation. At any point a new reply thread can form between two other ppl, and it continues on. Creates rivers of conversations.

Sort of weird, but also maybe will feel natural over time, like you said.

Thanks for the tip. Old Twitter habits die hard, but maybe that approach will feel more natural with time