@Shivaekul @volpeon but hashtags are a whole are "poisoned". that's my argument. as long as the cultural legacy of hashtags remain as "the things you spam under posts to get someone to notice you" then you just can't build that culture.
groups (as a concept) are much better for discoverability in my experience, as there are moderators who make sure you are not abusing the group for spam. hashtags are the wild west, and "do not post silly things under hashtags" is not exactly an enforceable rule, especially for people accustomed to how hashtags work from other microblogs
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