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What should we do about Threads?
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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2023
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More users means more content, especially for a Twitter-like service which is based on following individual people. And apparently they already have more sign-ups than Mastadon.
Twitter had more users than Mastodon. Probably still has, despite Musk's best efforts. Yet ... I'm on Mastodon, not Twitter. I get a lot more good quality content from Mastodon than I ever got from Twitter. Interesting. It's almost as "more content" doesn't mean "more good content".
Almost.
Same thing with Reddit. Literally every time I peeked in at Reddit it was a cesspool. There was loads of content, sure, but it was a slurry of shit every time I looked into it. Lemmy, despite being orders of magnitude smaller, gave me better content. That's why I'm on Lemmy and my Reddit account lapsed years ago. Again, it's almost as if "more content" doesn't mean "more quality content".
Almost.
4chan and 8chan have more users than Lemmy too. They probably have more good content as well, right, and aren't a septic tank of toxicity.
Hopefully that stays true. I've definitely been in the same boat, sort of reviewing the Reddit front page every now and then out of habit when I'm bored at work, but immediately getting bored after the first page or two and after the first couple comments. I only go there for the most niche subreddits (some video game communities) or when I'm researching an issue now.