Jeff Geerling
There are like 6 Twitters now. It's hard to pick which one to procrastinate on now.
Jul 9, 2023 at 10:48pmWeb
Show threadDan TurnerJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy I'll decide tomorrow
Show threadJames | PixelRefresh.comJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy what's your gut say?
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy should be an easy choice. All the others - aside from the Fediverse - have the same fundamental structural flaws that Twitter has.
Show threadJeff GeerlingJul 9, 2023
@lightweight but what if threads goes feds?
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy it's still proprietary, for-profit, run by a public US corporation, and centralised.
Show threadfuomag9Jul 9, 2023
@lightweight @geerlingguy and not #GDPR compliant as well!
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@fuomag9 good point. @geerlingguy
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 9, 2023
@fuomag9 @geerlingguy yes - it's still powering a surveillance capitalist business model. Unlike any of the #libre #Fediverse.
Show threadShawn PowersJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy @lightweight When people ask me that (during podcasts, livestreams, etc) — I generally guess they’ll federate, but include ads injected into OUR streams if we follow Threads users. It would be simple, and nefarious.
Show threadJohn Van HamJul 10, 2023
@shawnp0wers @geerlingguy @lightweight ugh, you think they'll push out ads via ActivityPub?? Would some regulation require them to be tagged as ads so fediverse apps can block them?
Show threadShawn PowersJul 10, 2023

@jvh @geerlingguy @lightweight That’s my thought/concern. I’m not sure regulation will exist or could be implemented, but I think they’ll have to weigh the potential of having the server(s) getting mass-blocked by other instances.

I mean, I’ve already heard people say they’ll block meta servers, but I would rather not block them if possible. I like open communication. But if they inject ads TO me? Eiw.

Show threadShawn PowersJul 10, 2023
@jvh @geerlingguy @lightweight Hopefully they’ll see the potential backlash and not do that, but it would be easy from a technical standpoint for sure.
Show threadStarbeamrainbowlabsJul 11, 2023
@shawnp0wers @jvh @geerlingguy @lightweight Yeah, it's a difficult balance. Personally, I would prefer my server to defederate from Threads just because of the privacy practices, it's likely size a potential threat to the fediverse, etc
Show threadwakest likes your bugs ⁂Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy @lightweight threads is already going feds (all our data to the federal government)
Show threadburneJul 10, 2023

@geerlingguy @lightweight Jeff, before you consider Threads read the summary of the various privacy policies: https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/07/how-threads-privacy-policy-compares-to-twitters-and-its-rivals/

relevant: "Some information this could include is your race, sexual orientation, pregnancy status, and religion as well as your biometric data."

Thread will sell any information about your health to advertisers if they can.. 😱

How Threads’ privacy policy compares to Twitter’s (and its rivals’)

Here’s what is collected by Threads, as well as by Twitter, Bluesky, Mastodon, Spill, and Hive Social.

Ars Technica
Show threadDave Lane  🇳🇿Jul 11, 2023
@geerlingguy if they do that they'll probably inadvertently obliterate many smaller instances (effective DDOS) simply due to their scale.
Show threadDustinJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy well we like you the best here, soooo...
Show threadBaelfire Nightshade 🏳️‍⚧️Jul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy this one. Definitely this one. 😂
Show threadFritz AdalisJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy
Just use the one I like.
Show threadShawn PowersJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy and open APIs are no longer Vogue, so an all-in-one app isn’t in the cards. Sigh.
Show threadCrankyOldBugger Jul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy where else but Mastodon, are you going to get honest, intelligent conversation without the screaming idiots?
Show threadJeff GeerlingJul 9, 2023
@crankyoldbugger IRC! lol
Show threadWinston R. MillingJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy @crankyoldbugger Now you have me mentally designing an IRC server that enforces a twitter-like experience. Every users has their own channel that is their home feed, private to them, a bot in that channel allows you to subscribe to other users. Your channel's topic is your bio, you can find users through /list, private messages are still DMs basically... This is a bad idea...
Show threadMartin Jul 10, 2023
@Winston @geerlingguy @crankyoldbugger just a channel per hashtag? #twitter2irc
Show threadminecraftchest1Jul 10, 2023
@Winston
Let me know when you are ready for alpha users. I would love to try this monstrosity.
Show threadAnderson SilvaJul 9, 2023
@geerlingguy Anything that is not maintained by a privacy-less, not user-friendly company
Show threadDaniel O’Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy
All of them? One at a time. By the time you’ve procrastinated the sixth one, the first will be fresh for procrastinating.
Show threadJeff GeerlingJul 10, 2023
@GrixisGuy oh no.
Show threadDaniel O’Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy
This isn’t amateur-crastination hour…
Show threadpezhore Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy @GrixisGuy you should call this method the Golden Gate Painting style.
Show threadAlexander Olofsson | AnanaceJul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy sounds like something worth automating.
Show threadMartin Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy I think all Twitters should support the mastodon protocol so they can communicatie with each other. (Like the plan that threads have)
Show threadRocket4134Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy I now exclusively use only mastodon
Show thread__Miguel_Jul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy Easy. Procrastinate on all of them simultaneously! O:)
Show threadRingo De SmetJul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy given the RH debacle, choose community over enterprise. So please procrastinate here with us. 🙏🏼
Show threadChris. R. 🎧🎼☕🍍Jul 10, 2023
@ringods @geerlingguy well put :-)
Show threadAsHpersonJul 10, 2023
@geerlingguy
Does Tumblr count?
Show threadMiles GoodhewJul 11, 2023
@geerlingguy This is the right place to waste your time in, Jeff.