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Not only are there 2.3B Instagram users, but it appears they have a fast and SIMPLE (something Mastodon to date does not have) means of getting said users on Threads.
That's a possibility but this is why I don't think that will happen:
They are avoiding the early adopter observation, "I'm here! Where's everyone else?" by seeding #Threads with already existing #Fediverse content. Slow adoption doomed Google+. #Threads won't have that problem.
One way to cripple Threads chances of success is to defederate them now so that they don't have a pre-installed base of content.
You're right that the Metaverse has flopped, but that was contingent upon people buying headsets. That's a big hurdle.
Meta has had great success with Marketplace and Groups recently too. As long as they can minimize the friction from Insta to Threads, they'll get a lot of people willing to give it a try. Many of them are probably Twitter users too and willing to check out an alternative.
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