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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I don't get the metaphor. I take tips from anyone, but I don't blindly execute them. That is to say, "but verify".

I think the colloquial usage of the phrase has differed from its original meaning. I've never heard it in the context you're referring to.