Catherynne M. Valente

I suspect much of the excitement over Threads is

A. Bots & farms, come on we all know how this works

B. Some big names were paid to migrate on day one (not mad about it, why wouldn’t they)

C. Huge heaps of schadenfreude because Elon has been such a horrific shit everyone wants to see him cry

It may stick after all those have subsided…but it’s still Facebook in the end. They don’t need more opportunities to curdle brains

Jul 6, 2023 at 8:56pmWeb
Show threadVaeJul 6, 2023

@catvalente it comes with a built in network because when setting up there you can already follow your instagram contacts, which I guess is easier than searching for everyone all over again?

the privacy conditions and actual functionality sound horrific

Show threadCatherynne M. ValenteJul 6, 2023
@vae_everywhere But you can’t bring your own followers with you, so they have to sign up for Threads themselves
Show threadVaeJul 6, 2023
@catvalente yep, which I guess is what they're counting on - the lure of people they know. As long as they're not in the EU.
Show threadMonkeyholeJul 6, 2023
@catvalente also everyone on Mastodon is seemingly hostile to anyone who makes a different choice
Show threadCatherynne M. ValenteJul 6, 2023
@monkeyhole I’m not hostile at all I just don’t have the energy to maintain a feed on 4+ different services
Show threadMonkeyholeJul 6, 2023
@catvalente yeah, I'm referring to a general trend I'm seeing... and adding a reason to your list that people may be heading over to alternative social media sites, flawed as they may be. Your points are all valid. Especially the Elon one, lol
Show threadInfocalypse NowJul 6, 2023
@catvalente Have played with it - the dominant discussion is how shiny the new prison is and how much better it is than the old prison
Show threadreallyJimJul 8, 2023
@trif @catvalente that's it right there. Great depiction.
Show threadAntti RasinenJul 7, 2023

@catvalente seen this? https://jogblog.substack.com/p/facebooks-threads-is-so-depressing

It’s hilarious

Facebook's Threads is so depressing

Like a $19 turkey sandwich at an airport

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