It is interesting looking at users on different platforms and how they deal with replies to their posts.
On one side, you have pre-X Twitter style micro-blogging platforms like Mastodon, which are primarily designed to broadcast your thoughts, and are not really designed for discussions. Many users of these platforms consider people who reply to their post as #
replyguys and generally don't like people replying to their posts, especially if someone disagrees with them. And even if they want replies, the UI is not conductive of conversations since people have to actually mention them for them to see the reply. And, ironically, there is no way to prevent someone from replying to your post.
On the other side, you have platforms that are designed for conversations, like Facebook-style platforms and forums, and replies are not only expected, but encouraged. When you don't get replies is when you get worried. And the UI is designed specifically for having conversations, where you can see the entire conversation in a threaded view without someone mentioning you. And, interestingly enough, if you were the one who started the conversation, you can turn off comments (unlike Mastodon).
Completely different paradigms, and completely different user interfaces. What one group sees as a net negative, the other group sees as a net positive.
