It’s one thing to be skeptical about a new social network, especially from Meta. But the visceral reaction that **some** people on Mastodon are having to Threads is just bizarre. It’s not constructive criticism, it’s just hate.

Sometimes it feels like there’s a certain crowd of people on Mastodon that just …hates fun? I don’t get it. No one is taking Mastodon away from you.

@ChanceHMiller "No one is taking Mastodon away from you."

That's precisely the fear, however, with Threads Fediverse integration: embrace, extend, extinguish.

@lapcatsoftware Hmm elaborate? I hadn't seen anyone say this before

@ChanceHMiller For example, this article was making the rounds recently:
https://ploum.net/2023-06-23-how-to-kill-decentralised-networks.html

There’s also a big question of spam and moderation of posts coming from Threads to Mastodon, because instance admins are mostly volunteers with few resources.

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse)

How to Kill a Decentralised Network (such as the Fediverse) par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

@lapcatsoftware Ahh I see, interesting.

These are valid concerns! Some of the things other people are saying (and the associated shaming/bullying/etc) are not lol

Embrace, extend, and extinguish - Wikipedia