• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    1 year ago

    Is this [unnecessary] context [tagging] really [necessary] when they can just read the article?

    • jeffw@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      edit: the comment above was edited, just FYI. I’m leaving my original reply in full

      I do it to add context. For example, this post: https://lemmy.world/post/8297576

      Most people on our planet probably don’t know the name “Markwayne Mullin”.

      In this case, Greene is a common name, so I added a bit