Ryan CordellJul 7, 2023

My new social media app is called Grouse. You can only post criticism of the 3,000 other new social media apps.

Posts are called “Gripes.” No likes or reposts—just one button to “Commiserate.” If a Gripe receives enough Commiseration it’s elevated by the algorithm into a “Complaint.”

Also there’s an academic version called “Faculty Meeting.”

Show threadMiaJul 7, 2023
@ryancordell in 1980s Australian culture, 'grouse' meant 'excellent', so Australians and watchers of Australian soaps in the UK might arrive with very different expectations
Show threadMagsLHalliday
@mia @ryancordell look, Threads means a terrifying film about a nuclear strike in my poor British brain so I’m absolutely not going there.
Jul 8, 2023 at 7:36amWeb
Show threadDogzillaJul 18, 2023

@magslhalliday @mia @ryancordell That movie was crushing to watch. The US version (The Day After) was bad enough, but something about Threads made it even worse somehow.

Guess I know what my avatar picture on Threads will be if I ever join