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you are so far in the niche in today's internet userbase it will not matter
It doesnt to Facebook but it doesnt matter to me either... You would have to pay me to install a Facebook app.
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Come on, no weirdo-shaming. Elon was a cool weirdo before we found out he was also a racist prick.
Who is we? Is this 'we' you're talking about in the room right now?
Elon has become the Kanye of IT world. That's unfortunate but it's the truth.
(Late Registration also is way better than any Tesla around though, so maybe not the fairest comparison).
[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist [2]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Society_of_the_Spectacle
Before TT got massive I remember seeing stickers with just the logo slapped all over the place in Hammersmith, London where I worked at the time. Very guerilla, creating something that seems semi-exclusive. I won't be surprised if they (or already have) also follow in TT's footsteps of paying some big names to sign on and do some content for the platform, which caused a surge for TT.
Then again, TT was funded by a government...though sometimes FB/meta appears to have all the power of a small government.
Given that Threads requires an app, and the app requires obscene permissions (health, etc) ... its hard not to think that Meta can't escape their set ways and this app is doomed to fail. The app serves Meta more than it does the public.
Look how popular TT is and they track/capture data out the ass. I've got 18-21yo friends who don't even bat an eye when it comes to it, it's become a fatalist "this is just the way the world works" thing I think.
No web app means I won't even look at it.
This is just such a mind blowing lack of creativity. If I didn't know better I would think this is a type of parody or satire.
Half my feed is filled with people sharing their Threads profiles. While I don’t think Meta has the culture to foster the kind of chaotic insanity that goes on at Twitter, Musk better up his game - this is a far more serious mainstream contender than the Fediverse.
The fediverse's slow and steady approach might be long term more sustainable than VCs burning billions in repeated attempts to "conquer" the users. This one has the distinct smell of desperation around it. I don't think even Meta itself is that convinced it will work. Whatever happens, the fediverse will be fine. It's not dependent on VCs, ads, influencers, scammers, etc. All it needs is people willing to set up serv…
Regular people don't care about the minutiae of a platform, they just want to use the platform & get on with their lives. Of course this is isn't great, but it's just how people are.
I say this as someone who loves twitter: it's cooked. I spent time on threads earlier today and it is the answer people have been looking for. Nobody has a better track record of giving the users the features they want, even if that means cloning them wholesale from competitors. And more importantly, nobody does hyperscale content moderation better than Meta. If you're a public figure and can get the same/larger enga…
>The first time a blog post is written about the Epic Dunk that AOC had on Ted Cruz...
How do you reconcile these two statements?
I feel the performative "mic drop" moment is a major source of toxicity on Twitter. A breath of fresh air would be a place that promoted thoughtful and empathetic conversations.