The set theory ven diagram is the original followers set/group who can see the original post (MOF). Any mutuals (A ⋂ (Bn: >=1) >= 0) between original poster:A and followers, where “n”=followers of followers set: Bn will be covered the original post audience and is a “red-herring” distraction.
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Hey fediverse, quick question for you. -
Hey fediverse, quick question for you.@stefan my answer to similar question - https://mastodon.social/@dahukanna/116030109485498081
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If Alice makes a followers-only post, and Bob replies to it, to whom should Bob's reply be visible?I’ve always modeled this information architecture challenge as a set theory maths problem & the answer is the original set regardless of who is replying, as the original poster chose limiting constraint conditions + selected members of the group to access to conversation thread.
Plus there are “n” Bobs, where “n” is the number of Alice’s followers, some of those may not have intersecting followers - so why should they see Bob’s reply to an original post they can’t see/access? -
If Alice makes a followers-only post, and Bob replies to it, to whom should Bob's reply be visible?@evan
It should be visible to the original set as Alice shared the post with her followers, not followers of followers (light blue segment of set diagram). Any of Bob’s followers that also follow Alice will see the post and replies anyway. See comments on set diagram and post about the set theory maths/model - https://mastodon.social/@dahukanna/116030140984675453