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> stop showing tweets just because other people liked them

There's already a way to do this: use any third-party client. You even get the added bonus of a reverse-chronological timeline!

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That works for individuals, but the social interactions won't change unless a lot of people do it.

I think this is a very important point. Even when an individual user can opt-out via settings, the societal-level impact is almost entirely determined by the defaults.

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