diff --git a/lib/dialogues/full_post_view.dart b/lib/dialogues/full_post_view.dart
index e7d4ee6..1317932 100644
--- a/lib/dialogues/full_post_view.dart
+++ b/lib/dialogues/full_post_view.dart
@@ -17,66 +17,15 @@ class FullPostView extends StatefulWidget {
 }
 
 class _FullPostViewState extends State<FullPostView> {
-  bool loading = false;
-  @override
-  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    return SimpleDialog(
-      contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.all(24),
-      children: [
-        Container(
-          constraints: global.getConstraints(context),
-          width: global.getWidth(context),
-          child: SingleChildScrollView(
-            child: SingleFullPostDisplay(
-              level: 0,
-              model: widget.originPostModel.reblog ?? widget.originPostModel,
-            ),
-          ),
-        )
-      ],
-    );
-  }
-}
-
-class SingleFullPostDisplay extends StatefulWidget {
-  const SingleFullPostDisplay({
-    super.key,
-    required this.level,
-    required this.model,
-    this.toBeDistributed,
-  });
-  final int level;
-  final PostModel model;
-  final List<PostModel>? toBeDistributed;
-
-  @override
-  State<SingleFullPostDisplay> createState() => _SingleFullPostDisplayState();
-}
-
-class _SingleFullPostDisplayState extends State<SingleFullPostDisplay> {
-  bool loading = true;
   List<PostModel> ancestors = [];
   List<PostModel> descendants = [];
 
-  @override
-  void initState() {
-    if (widget.level == 0) {
-      loadPosts();
-    } else {
-      setState(() {
-        loading = false;
-      });
-    }
-    super.initState();
-  }
-
+  bool loading = true;
   void loadPosts() async {
-    final r = await getContextForPost(widget.model);
+    final r = await getContextForPost(widget.originPostModel);
     if (r.value != null) {
       setState(() {
-        if (widget.level == 0) {
-          ancestors = r.value!.ancestors;
-        }
+        ancestors = r.value!.ancestors;
         descendants = r.value!.descendants;
       });
     }
@@ -87,9 +36,49 @@ class _SingleFullPostDisplayState extends State<SingleFullPostDisplay> {
     }
   }
 
+  @override
+  void initState() {
+    loadPosts();
+    super.initState();
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return SimpleDialog(
+      contentPadding: const EdgeInsets.all(24),
+      children: [
+        Container(
+          constraints: global.getConstraints(context),
+          width: global.getWidth(context),
+          child: SingleChildScrollView(
+            child: SingleFullPostDisplay(
+              ancestors: ancestors,
+              descendants: descendants,
+              level: 0,
+              model: widget.originPostModel.reblog ?? widget.originPostModel,
+            ),
+          ),
+        )
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+class SingleFullPostDisplay extends StatelessWidget {
+  const SingleFullPostDisplay({
+    super.key,
+    required this.level,
+    required this.model,
+    required this.ancestors,
+    required this.descendants,
+  });
+  final int level;
+  final PostModel model;
+  final List<PostModel> ancestors;
+  final List<PostModel> descendants;
+
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
-    List<PostModel> toBeDistributed = widget.toBeDistributed ?? [];
     List<Post> ancestorWidgets = ancestors
         .map(
           (e) => Post(model: e),
@@ -98,37 +87,33 @@ class _SingleFullPostDisplayState extends State<SingleFullPostDisplay> {
 
     List<Widget> descendantsWidgets = [];
 
-    if (widget.toBeDistributed == null) {
-      for (var element in descendants) {
-        toBeDistributed.add(element);
-        if (element.id == widget.model.id) {}
-      }
-    }
-
-    for (var element in toBeDistributed) {
-      if (element.inReplyTo == widget.model.id) {
+    // seems most efficient
+    // considering that lists aren't v long
+    for (var element in descendants) {
+      if (element.inReplyTo == model.id) {
         descendantsWidgets.add(SingleFullPostDisplay(
-          level: widget.level + 1,
+          level: level + 1,
           model: element,
-          toBeDistributed: toBeDistributed,
+          ancestors: const [],
+          descendants: descendants,
         ));
       }
     }
 
     List<Widget> c = [];
     c.addAll(ancestorWidgets);
-    c.add(Post(model: widget.model));
+    c.add(Post(model: model));
     c.addAll(descendantsWidgets);
 
     return Container(
-        padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(widget.level == 0 ? 0 : 4, 0, 0, 0),
+        padding: EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(level == 0 ? 0 : 4, 0, 0, 0),
         decoration: BoxDecoration(
-          border: widget.level == 0
+          border: level == 0
               ? const Border()
               : Border(
                   left: BorderSide(
                     width: 4,
-                    color: widget.level.isEven
+                    color: level.isEven
                         ? Theme.of(context).colorScheme.secondary
                         : Theme.of(context).colorScheme.primary,
                   ),