@lauren I'm not sure I understand the objection. Why should I care, as a reader, what platform someone I follow uses to post, or, as a poster, what platform someone who wants to follow me reads me on?

@mattblaze That you don't understand is why Zuck and friends are getting such a laugh.

@lauren Yes, you're right. I don't understand. I'm not trying to be difficult. I honestly don't understand!

@mattblaze @lauren There is no push mechanism. If anything from Threads shows up here, it is because someone from here is following someone on Threads, or because someone boosts the content. There is nothing that gives Zuck the power to push unsolicited stuff into the Fediverse, the way he does on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.

@not2b @lauren I'm not sure why that's a problem or how that's different from other federated sites. Clearly I'm missing something.

@mattblaze @not2b Meta has a clear and present financial motive to push as much as possible (and boost engagement on those posts) -- and will always be happy to spew a pipeline of sewage toward Mastodon (where a financial motive doesn't exist for all practical purposes) for anyone who likes to swallow deeply of such. Meta will NEVER be willing to permit a flow back from Mastodon/Fediverse that isn't heavily restricted and subject to arbitrary cutoffs, especially if content threatens Meta's financial interests. Clear enough for a starting point?

@mattblaze @not2b That depends. If you're ethically comfortable with helping such an entity profit (or at least attempt to profit) off the work of Mastodon/Fediverse sites -- and offering nothing in return in terms of comparable value -- then that's a personal ethical decision. Presumably you can plug your ears to avoid hearing Zuck's laughter!