4 ms·

Why tho I mean, really. Who is on there? What’s the incentive to switch to threads? I understand going to a federated mastodon instance, but this?

by baq 3y ago

ssss11 3y ago
I would imagine all those millions of non-tech people in their middle age that use fb on a daily basis.
avalys 3y ago
Nothing involving the words “federated mastodon instance” is ever going to reach #1 on the App Store.
deleted 3y ago
[deleted]
marcod 3y ago
Most peeps I know already have the insta account, so while the incentive to switch isn't very high, the friction to do so is very low.
Closi 3y ago
> I mean, really. Who is on there? 141 million people and 33 million DAU in less than 6 months. So basically already about 15 times more than Mastodon, which was released 7 years ago.
- pupppet 3y ago
  Are they actually posting anything?
  - ethanbond 3y ago
    Great point! No, is the answer. There hasn’t been a single post yet. X is the only place where people post.
- treyd 3y ago
  That's still an apples-to-oranges comparison since Facebook made it trivial to onboard to from in the Instagram app and made sure that lots of mainstream celebrities (and more importantly, advertisers) were posting there from the beginning.
  - Closi 3y ago
    Not really - They are both selling apples (i.e. a similar product) but one has a competitive advantage (i.e. ease of onboarding, advertiser revenue and content from celebrities). The the product is still mostly the same while the go-to-market strategy has been different. It's more like an apples-to-apples comparison, but one company is selling apples in a small market stall and the other is Walmart.
debesyla 3y ago
Why "switch"? It's not like we are limited to only one social network :V
Mockapapella 3y ago
I use it because I actually get engagement on it, and it’s always positive. When I post something, I can expect feedback. When I reply to a post, I can expect to have a pleasant conversation. None of this has ever happened on Twitter. I can @ industry experts and get a reply for help, I am surrounded by people who post about interesting things and who are interested in the things I talk about. Sure every now and then there’s some negative or off putting content, that’s always gonna happen in a system like this, but I can easily just mute and move on.
rsynnott 3y ago
I’m primarily on Mastodon, but occasionally look at Threads and Bluesky. You’re allowed use more than one, you know. (I don’t see myself using Threads or Bluesky heavily unless and until there is good third party client support).

Why tho I mean, really. Who is on there? What’s the incentive to switch to threads? I understand going to a federated mastodon instance, but this?

by baq 3y ago

Why tho I mean, really. Who is on there? What’s the incentive to switch to threads? I understand going to a federated mastodon instance, but this?

ssss11 3y ago

I would imagine all those millions of non-tech people in their middle age that use fb on a daily basis.

avalys 3y ago

Nothing involving the words “federated mastodon instance” is ever going to reach #1 on the App Store.

deleted 3y ago

[deleted]

marcod 3y ago

Most peeps I know already have the insta account, so while the incentive to switch isn't very high, the friction to do so is very low.

Closi 3y ago

> I mean, really. Who is on there? 141 million people and 33 million DAU in less than 6 months. So basically already about 15 times more than Mastodon, which was released 7 years ago.

pupppet 3y ago
Are they actually posting anything?
- ethanbond 3y ago
  Great point! No, is the answer. There hasn’t been a single post yet. X is the only place where people post.
treyd 3y ago
That's still an apples-to-oranges comparison since Facebook made it trivial to onboard to from in the Instagram app and made sure that lots of mainstream celebrities (and more importantly, advertisers) were posting there from the beginning.
- Closi 3y ago
  Not really - They are both selling apples (i.e. a similar product) but one has a competitive advantage (i.e. ease of onboarding, advertiser revenue and content from celebrities). The the product is still mostly the same while the go-to-market strategy has been different. It's more like an apples-to-apples comparison, but one company is selling apples in a small market stall and the other is Walmart.

debesyla 3y ago

Why "switch"? It's not like we are limited to only one social network :V

Mockapapella 3y ago

I use it because I actually get engagement on it, and it’s always positive. When I post something, I can expect feedback. When I reply to a post, I can expect to have a pleasant conversation. None of this has ever happened on Twitter. I can @ industry experts and get a reply for help, I am surrounded by people who post about interesting things and who are interested in the things I talk about. Sure every now and then there’s some negative or off putting content, that’s always gonna happen in a system like this, but I can easily just mute and move on.

rsynnott 3y ago

I’m primarily on Mastodon, but occasionally look at Threads and Bluesky. You’re allowed use more than one, you know. (I don’t see myself using Threads or Bluesky heavily unless and until there is good third party client support).