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Will people here use/try Meta's #threads when available? Would love to know the reasons or if it would be just for fun/curiosity.
The amount of data collected is insane imo.
I don't use Twitter, so no. But normies will finally have a potentially credible Twitter replacement that's open to the public, so good for them.
Nope. Never had a Twitter account either. The whole concept is stupid and just brings a lot of noise from the type of people you'd never hear from in years gone by.
Can't even install it. (Apple) App store said it's unavailable in my country. Fortunately. I hope it's not just the app which is unavailable.
All the people I know that use Facebook are old(er) people. Not looking forward to old people twitter 😅
I’ll try it.
Contrary to the majority consensus here, I already utilize Instagram so this data has already been collected for years. (An unfortunate “what’s new”)
We’ll see if it catches on at all…it will be nice once we can see “Threads” from Mastodon so that I can use any of the more privacy respecting apps out there, but until then I think it’s worth seeing how things work.
Are you going to try Facebook's threads FTFY
Not even available here in Italy, so no. But don’t care at all, all these massive companies should just die
Nope
Wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole.
I'd rather eat surstromming.
lol
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One word : enshittification
will i use the app, hell no.
Will I talk with people who use threads if available, maybe if a topic peaks my interest. I'm not completely against meta's use of the federation, and all I do hope is they contribute to some content and discussion of topics and development of the platform.
No
I might use it for notifications, which basically what I did with Twitter, follow certain accounts that provided realtime updates on something, like for example game stores for preorders. Basically the alternative to the ,much missing in some pages, RSS.
Commenting, submitting or simply scroll it ,nope, I didn't do it on Twitter except once or twice.
I tried it, as I'm looking forward to MORE people using the fediverse.
However, I do not like anything about the app.
Your Home feed is just random posts by people - all served up via algorithm based on what others have liked.
It's basically the shitty part of Twitter's "For You" feed, except that is the ENTIRE Threads app. No timeline for those you follow, no lists, no trending, etc.
No, no I don't think I will...
I have 0 interest in giving any information to the Zucc
Only reason I would consider threads is to post the anti fedi pact and make it harder for them to succeed with turning our safe haven into their corporate dystopia.
Good timing from them, but no, I don't like Twitter/mastodon style.
I think this is something which makes kbin pretty interesting. It supports threads and microblogs, so it can serve both purposes. I have a Mastodon that I post to once every few years, but I think I might post or at least reply more to people if I could just click between threads and blogs on the fly.
But yeah, for that and all of the other reasons, Threads is out. No interest whatsoever.
Have never had a Facebook account. Have never had an Instagram account. No, I'm not about to sign up to Threads.
I do have WhatsApp, it's the main messaging app that everyone I know uses, so I don't have much choice.
Hell no
No, I don't think I'll try '6'
Nope. As it will just end like reddit or meta. And i dont want anything to do with that
I'd try it out if they paid me for all my data with very detailed explanations of how it will be used.
In other words, no.
I hate meta and honestly don't think Threads will bring anything new that other fedi software already has. I'm also quite happy with all the software available so don't see a reason to use Threads. I am curious to see if people who previously didn't use the fediverse or found it too confusing etc will like Threads.
I'd rather chew glass
Kind of amusing you even posted the question, but I appreciate the sincerity and curiosity. Also! No.
The question came to my mind when a friend of mine which is photographer said that he would try it (even when he's some privacy advocate) because that would help him in his business. Also other two tech-savy comrades said that they may try it just for fun/curiosity.
And thanks for the reply, I'm not going to use it as well.
I think it's exciting. I don't hate Twitter, but a competitor with big money back in that's potentially going to integrate with the fediverse? That's fucking exciting.
Will they actively contribute or fork it? Who knows.
They will actively contribute while growing their userbase. When they hit critical mass they will cutoff the fediverse and take their users and their content with them. It happened before.
Thanks, I'm good. I don't even want to know what that is.
nope, everyone I follow has moved to mastadon.
