Hey man, I'm really not trying to hate here, but this is really a place where you try to spread your ideas; whether they're about your own unique thoughts or someone else's or maybe just an event. The point of a forum like Hubski, however, is not to only quote someone else's single thought. It's not truly adding to the conversation.
Er, I was spreading an idea that was someone else's. That's what posts are. Would you rather it were a post instead of a comment? Or if I linked to a webpage with the quote? Or an essay instead of a sentence? Or if I added my own commentary? "I agree with and find insightful what Clarke said." I thought that was implied. I could have said "It's scary to think aliens might exist, but it's also scary to think that we could be alone (Clarke said something to the same effect)." But that seems unnecessary and verbose to me. What adds to the conversation is entirely relative. I don't think lots of things add to conversation. I don't share those things. I personally love quotes; I think they're great, succinct ways to condense and share big ideas. You're assuming everyone else shares your values. Everyone is different, and thinks differently, and values different things. And that's okay. People typically express this on hubski by simply not sharing what they don't value, and following those whose values align with theirs. Incidentally, it sounds like you might prefer to filter https://hubski.com/tag?id=quotespornIt's not truly adding to the conversation.
The point of a forum like Hubski