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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I think I should explain. A post is the main, original content that someone uploads to the internet for others to reply to, supplying a separate space for people to discuss. It can be a picture, text, link, or some combination of the three. It is from a post that a comment thread springs forth.

A comment, despite being able to hold the same content, is not a post as it is not the main, original content someone posted. A comment does not create a separate space.

A comment is to a post as the red marks on your school papers were to your writings. Hope that helps!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Hahahaha I love this

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Could've just said you were referring to the original post, and not the comment you replied to.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

But I enjoyed explaining the difference between a post and a comment a fair bit more. I comment for me! But I’m a bit upset that no one has “umm, actually’d” the mistake I added later.