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Is threads bad? Yes. But Elon being knocked down a peg or two is worth it. (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[–] 43 points 3 years ago (4 children)

No, the correct answer is "fuck both of them". You don't need Twitter, you definitely don't need Threads.

You don't even need Mastodon for that matter. You don't need a constant drip feed of dopamine. If you need to stay informed, you can just use news sites or something.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    We need discourse. News sites are largely owned by rich men and corporations.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    hmm, that's a fair point. I have heard things about independent journalists making use of platforms like Twitter and Tiktok. I wonder if independent journalists have begun to adopt Mastodon as well, or just decentralized social networks in general, to share their news.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    You can't make real journalism in a few hundred characters or in a 10 sec video. But there are lots of bloggers with their own websites.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Meh, they just end up making it a series of posts / videos. If someone's risking their life by doing shit like going into an active warzone and using social media to keep the public informed of what's going on, doesn't that probably count as "real" journalism, regardless of what online platform they upload to?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Meh, they just end up making it a series of posts / videos. If someone's risking their life by doing shit like going into an active warzone and using social media to keep the public informed of what's going on, doesn't that probably count as "real" journalism, regardless of what online platform they upload to?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago

    hmm, that's a fair point. I have heard things about independent journalists making use of platforms like Twitter and Tiktok. I wonder if independent journalists have begun to adopt Mastodon as well, or just decentralized social networks in general, to share their news.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Content creators need them though, specially artists.

    Tons of artists, specially japanese, are actually moving to mastodon and misskey right now, which is a great sign.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    There are situations where lesser evil is the best available choice, but this isn't one of them.

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