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0->1 Except for the part where Meta used the immense network effects of Facebook and Instagram to repeatedly advertise Threads to their audience and harass the

0->1 Except for the part where Meta used the immense network effects of Facebook and Instagram to repeatedly advertise Threads to their audience and harass them into trying it out. This is more like slowing the 100->0 transition.

carabiner 2y ago
It's pretty bad. AOL for 2024. Absolutely braindead users though it's hyper-leftist (read: the anti-Twitter) if you're into that. Riddled with engagement spam and people posting generic questions ("what's a good restaurant in [city]") instead of googling.
- satvikpendem 2y ago
  Yes, I had to stop using it after most posts were basically complaining about Twitter and Elon. If I wanted to read about those topics, I'd, well, be on Twitter.
- golergka 2y ago
  Hyper-leftist is anti-twitter now? Last time I checked (about 2 minutes ago), twitter was hyper-leftist itself.
  - mgiannopoulos 2y ago
    People love to complain on the internet. Apparently, Twitter now is the cause of the rise of global fascism.
    - maeil 2y ago
      Apparently, Twitter now is hyper-leftist. [1] [1] The comment you're repling to.
      - mgiannopoulos 2y ago
        Yeah, the media [1] disagree ;) [1] https://theconversation.com/from-twitter-to-x-one-year-on-are-white-supremacists-back-221157 https://theconversation.com/from-twitter-to-x-one-year-on-ar...
hackernewds 2y ago
Not to mention it was well timed with fury against Twitter. And there was (still is) no way to close your Threads account. And instant onboarding