I think the problem with Threads is they bootstrapped its user-base and content from Instagram. As a result, it feels a lot more like 'Instagram with a Twitter

I think the problem with Threads is they bootstrapped its user-base and content from Instagram. As a result, it feels a lot more like 'Instagram with a Twitter UI' than it does old-school Twitter, where yes there was a global platform (which HN notoriously hated) but there were also niche groups, programming communities, reverse engineering communities, etc. Bluesky seems to be doing much better, it's more quiet which is problematic but feels much more like a blank slate, there are individual users I am following and hearing interesting things from that are not just cookie-cutter instagram posts. I am beginning to find tech people on the platform, etc. Obligatory 'you can follow me there' I guess: https://bsky.app/profile/slimsag.com https://bsky.app/profile/slimsag.com