Andrea Grandi 🦕Jul 6, 2023

I think defederating Threads is a huge missed opportunity for Mastodon to grow.

Imagine interacting with their users and letting them know that: you scroll posts without ads, your timeline is in chronological order, your client doesn’t spy on you, you only see what you want and no other content is pushed to your timeline, etc…

if I was a Threads users, I would move to Mastodon as soon as I find out 🙂

Show threadThorJul 6, 2023
@andreagrandi So do I...I prefer Fosstodon's stance on it...wait and see how it shakes out, then decide. If they turn out to be a negative influence, then defederate.
Show threadDon Hawkins - W7DAHJul 7, 2023
@thundergod97 @andreagrandi literally millions of them joined in just a few hours … which group is gonna influence who, again?
Show threadThorJul 7, 2023

@donhawkins
That's the thing. When they first announced how many people had signed up, it was 10 million. That was more than makes up the entire Fediverse right now. The second number was 30 million, tripling that.

So why are they even considering federating?

Why are they even considering exposing their userbase to people who haven't bought into their BS hook line and sinker?

Show threadThorJul 7, 2023

@donhawkins
Do they think they will get many converts over when most of us intentionally left traditional social media because of their bullshit?
No of course they don't.

They are trying to take over where Twitter has faultered. Hooking into the wave of people jumping ship is a way forward...something no other traditional media has done. Their motivations are unclear right now...so it's wise to be cautious. That's still why I like the wait and see attitude Fosstodon has.

Show threadDon Hawkins - W7DAH
@thundergod97 yeah, I don’t think they care anything about converting. They care only for world domination. I dunno, didn’t MS buy RedHat, & Linux has survived. But, I use Mint, not RedHat, so there’s that. I won’t be joining Threads.
Jul 7, 2023 at 5:27pmWeb