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I really don't get why some people get so upset that they have to DM me about some of us regularly using hashtags here. In the absence of search, it's the only viable means to organize my own content here, but HTs also help others to discover & filter (ir)relevant posts. They also allow me to share project specific links like these below to non-followers or non-fediverse people:
I've been using hashtags very consciously and usually not an excessive amount. I'm also writing them in CamelCase to be more accessible. Putting a bunch of keywords at the end of my posts shouldn't cause issues to anyone. If their presence really does offend you, please share what (better) alternatives exist...
#ClimateDiary Today a colleague texted: brace yourselves! Redundancies email at 12pm! In fact it still hasn’t come (though it will). But i was irrationally angry with my colleague for rather ruining my day, making it harder to give lecture etc. I just really don’t want to know until it happens. Totally head in the sand about this. Made me relate much more to people not wanting to hear about #ClimateCrisis - they too just want a bit more blissful denial, because the news are too bad. 1/2