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Well there’s plenty to choose from. Threads, Mastodon, Substack Notes, Post.News, Bluesky, and all the tangential copycats (Nostr, Spill, T2 Social, Truth Socia
by joegahona 3y ago
Well there’s plenty to choose from. Threads, Mastodon, Substack Notes, Post.News, Bluesky, and all the tangential copycats (Nostr, Spill, T2 Social, Truth Social, Hive).
We have to be reaching oversaturation in this space. I really wonder if all these projects are misjudging the appetite for a Twitter replacement.
- s3p 3y agoIn reality I think the need for a Twitter competitor was never stronger. Bluesky didn't catch on, they're not even out of private beta. Mastodon is riddled with issues that prevent it from reaching the mainstream. At present, Meta has the only product with the reach and scale capable of rivaling twitter. Even if you think the alternatives are "good enough", it doesn't matter because no one is using them. This will be different.
- jacooper 3y agoNone of them other than threads has reached enough traction, threads is growing incredibly fast, and will have critical mass for users to migrate. Also there is nothing new to learn, just use your existing Instagram account/create one and you are ready.
- treyd 3y agoTruth Social is just a fork of Mastodon and is a terminal grift on followers of that particular political personality. Hive was a school project by 2 people that managed to secure funding without a real strategy and afaik hasn't really been able to reach a critical mass.
- attentive 3y agoIt's like they are not even trying - bluesky requires an invite, threads requires a phone. So I can't use either. Some saturation.
- zeroonetwothree 3y agoDo you not have phones?
- attentive 3y agoWhy on earth would I use small handheld sitting in front of big monitors? And no, if I am out and about I am not going be surfing on my phone.