Very confused, watching vs tracking a post?

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The settings descriptions in https://yoursite/my/preferences/tracking are pretty straightforward:

The image displays a list of categories and tags in a digital interface, possible for a social media platform or content management system. (Captioned by AI)
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These settings are affected by the ones above it in the preferences:

The image displays a user interface with a section titled "Topics" and options for creating topics in the last 2 days, automatically track topics in the last 5 minutes, and tracking a topic set that is closed when user post in a topic. (Captioned by AI)
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I also inquired with the Settings helper for a full explanation:

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