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Re:The new Twitter is changing rapidly – study it before it'... by giraffe_lady on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:40PM (#38194889)
You see how this isn't useful right? A signifier is only useful if the audience understands what it signifies.
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Re:The new Twitter is changing rapidly – study it before it'... by chatmasta on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:40PM (#38194899)
The audience chooses by looking at which of the accounts they follow (and consider either in-group or out-group) have the blue or red badge.
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Re:The new Twitter is changing rapidly – study it before it'... by giraffe_lady on Wednesday November 08, 2023 @01:46PM (#38195012)
Yes I understood your intent. So if I follow a mix of american leftists (blue) and european leftists (red) what color do you think I should pick?

The audience is people seeing my check, not me picking it. They won't read it in a consistent way and so I can't send a meaningful intentional signal by making this choice.

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