in reply to Peter Kos

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Paweł Masarczyk

For me it was usually down to family members or sighted friends telling me about something they came across by way of a funny story. I really loved these conversations as I could build on the description I've heard and continue with jokes of my own. I kept retelling the meme further to those who haven't seen it and was very enthusiastic about it - I think I was reliving the description I've heard, I guess the meme itself must have done half of the job, the other half being how I heard it, what tone of voice, expression etc. the story-teller used when relaying it to me. Later, circa 2014, one person in Poland set up a Facebook group where blind users could post memes they would like to have described and sighted volunteers described them. This was pretty successful for many years, eventually expanding to an all-purpose group where any photo or video could be described. Haven't heard of the group lately.

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I understand quote posting is coming to Mastodon, and when the functionality arrives I will probably use it BUT I want to be clear to everyone that when I am quoting someone else's post I am not doing to dunk but simply because I want to make my comment more generally available. If I see people use my quote as an invitation to be shitty to the person I'm quoting, I'll likely block them for it. Please never be an asshole on my behalf. Thank you in advance for honoring my wishes.
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