genesisJul 6, 2023

Meta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 10 million have joined already

Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter features such as hashtags and trending topics. But now Facebook’s parent company is taking perhaps its biggest swipe at Twitter yet. #twitter #meta #metathreads #threads #technology #tech

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/05/tech/meta-twitter-threads-app-instagram/index.html

Show threadSUPERcrazy3530
The amount of sign ups their getting is insane they might actually kill off Twitter.
Jul 6, 2023 at 11:46amWeb
Show threadChozoJul 6, 2023

It sounds like a lot until you realize that Threads is basically just a DLC pack for Instagram, which already has one of the world's largest user bases as it is - something like ~2.5b users, I believe.

I find it hard to consider any user count on Threads to be "growth", when the accounts have already existed since before Threads launched. It's like if a bakery sold cakes to 500 customers a day, and then decides to start selling pies, as well. If the same 500 cake customers come back and buy pies, the restaurant didn't gain any new customers; it's just the same customer base enjoying a different product being offered now. Maybe this is just me being pedantic, maybe this is just me reaching for a reason to downplay Meta. I dunno.

Show threadAnon2971Jul 6, 2023

This is exactly my feeling as well. I like the design of it, but it doesn't feel like it's own thing. It feels like alternative content from the people I already follow on Instagram. It's like an echo chamber in an echo chamber.

I'll be curious to see if they ever decide to open it up to non-Insta users. I turn to Microblogging like Mastodon/Twitter for a completely different social media experience, not a different side of the same coin.