If you're new here, and considering whether this space could become a social home for you:
Many of us have been here for a few years, since well before Threads, BlueSky, Spoutible, Post, Hive, Pebble, Cohost, Blurble, Blarble and Blorble.
We've made it through waves of user migrations, claims of imminent demise, and tech bros telling us we're doing it all wrong.
Years later, we're still here. Ad-free. Non-profit. Open source. Millions strong.
Stay a while. You might just like it. :)
Oh, sure. There's lots I love about the fediverse but back in the before times, I completely understood why many folks preferred Twitter. In 2023, with Musk turning it into a nazi bar, not so much :)
On the discussion front, I do like a couple of things here better:
- higher character counts (no subscription required)
- I can switch into private mention if a discussion feels like it should no longer be public, without it being a "DM".
As far as UIs for threading, there's tons of alternative UIs and mobile apps -- more than for any other social network that's ever existed, I would guess. I know that doesn't help the average user, but I hope it'll inspire mainline development.
Erik Moeller
tomvdp