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ELI5: Why are Lemmy users freaking out over threads?
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this post was submitted on 07 Jul 2023
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Meta does not want to "consume the fediverse" , it's not worth it. Threads has been up for a day and it already has 10x the number of active users than mastodon. Mastodon and the fediverse as it currently stands, is a blip compared to instagram and Twitter. They're doing activitypub so they can claim there's a free market and avoid any anti-trust litigation for owning the three largest social media platforms. If that means a relatively small number of people stay on mastodon instead of threads that's a small price to pay.
People keep saying "threads should join Mastodon because then the famous people will join it."
I don't want Trump and Tate on Mastodon, thanks. I don't want all the bigots on Mastodon, thanks. I don't want millions of people on Mastodon, thanks.
I love how it's like the "old internet" when it was about discussing your interests, not about influencers.