[nefitty]

This is a particularly low-tier way to troll on Reddit. It doesn’t seem like the problem is drastic there, or even here on HN. I think the problem does stem from a retweet having a vibe of “I endorse this message.”, regardless of what the retweeter has written in their bio.

[JoshTriplett]

> I think the problem does stem from a retweet having a vibe of “I endorse this message.”, regardless of what the retweeter has written in their bio.

At the very least, a retweet always means "I want more people to see this message".

[siruva07]

Since Twitter has effectively moved the default away from chronological order, what is really the purpose of a retweet? An upvote is naturally a positive interaction for “suggested tweets my followers should see”

[JoshTriplett]

Retweets still convey a tweet to your followers much more directly than a "like" does.

[saagarjha]

I see it occasionally on both platforms, but not very much. Usually it gets caught very quickly.