Dillon Jones - BiologistJul 5, 2023

Metas #threads connecting to the fediverse has me feeling a certain way

#Instagram holds my main community so threads felt natural for me to go towards. But I was ultimately not gonna spend much time on it

I saw it as another #Meta backed clone of another app that would fizzle and die

But knowing that it plans to connect to Mastodon for sure changes my outlook. Particularly with migrating my community here.

Still a bit of a fedi-noob but I'm curious what others see on this?

Show threadBreadless NorsemanJul 5, 2023
@dillonthebiologist in my (albeit limited experience) the biggest reason I’ll probably stay away from #threads despite my friends and family primarily communicating through #instagram is the lack of algorithm here. I absolutely love that my feed is curated purely by me. (Also no ads)
Show threadDillon Jones - BiologistJul 5, 2023

@breadlessnorseman totally feel that. It's interesting that they want to connect with fed but not go fully in the direction of algo curation. Though, knowing Meta, I wouldn't be surprised if they changed that in the future

Lord knows they love to fundamentally change their platforms based on trends

Show threadBreadless NorsemanJul 5, 2023
@dillonthebiologist have they said that threads won’t be algorithmically driven, or even just less so than their other apps? That seems so incredibly out of character for Meta. I totally see how they could justify federating (monetize content by users who don’t want to sign up for the app being the most obvious) but weakening the influence of the algorithm seems completely out of line with their interests.
Show threadDillon Jones - BiologistJul 5, 2023

@breadlessnorseman they haven't, and I totally agree that they are algorithm focused

But it also can't be ignored that they brought back a chronological feed after user request. Just gotta tap the IG logo and hit "Followers"

I don't have any disillusions that Meta is good in any way, but I see them as a big force that looks at market trends and adjusts

Given their limit in the EU, I can't imagine them keeping the current course long term.

There's still a lot of unknowns ofc

Show threadBreadless Norseman

@dillonthebiologist gotcha, thanks for the clarification! I think we agree on views of Meta as a company. I honestly forgot about them adding back chronological timelines on Instagram, considering it can’t be a default view, I wonder how it’s affected engagement 🤔

But yeah, I agree. Definitely going to have to wait and see with regards to threads, but I have very low expectations

Jul 5, 2023 at 9:35pmWeb
Show threadDillon Jones - BiologistJul 5, 2023
@breadlessnorseman optimistic skepticism probably describes me right now 😜