Post AXOFF7AUrFWFY4w10C by EposVox@glitch.lgbt
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 (DIR) Post #AXOFF7AUrFWFY4w10C by EposVox@glitch.lgbt
       2023-07-05T15:10:07Z
       
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       Lead dev for Threads makes me cautiously optimistic.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOFHzVDobrUdu051E by kmeisthax@pooper.fantranslation.org
       2023-07-05T15:33:03Z
       
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       @EposVox Alright. So scratch off "embrace, extend, and extinguish" and replace with "Eternal September", then? :P
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOFI0S4HovvaPX4k4 by EposVox@glitch.lgbt
       2023-07-05T15:42:05Z
       
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       @kmeisthax I don’t know what either of those mean so probably not
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOFI1EHOZUvzw5ZtA by kmeisthax@pooper.fantranslation.org
       2023-07-05T15:45:19Z
       
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       @EposVox "Embrace, extend, and extinguish" is what everyone was thinking Threads would do to the Fediverse. That is, they'd make a better version of Mastodon, everyone would migrate to it, and then they'd close and lock the doors (again). Facebook did this to blogs in the past."Eternal September" is what happened when AOL federated with USENET back in the 80s. The platform was utterly flooded with new users who had no clue about USENET social norms, which were subsequently lost.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOFI1uoqPWe7rzYC8 by EposVox@glitch.lgbt
       2023-07-05T15:57:11Z
       
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       @kmeisthax people clinging to social norms on a platform when new users arrive never works. The number of “this is how we do things here!!!!!” Line-in-the-sand-drawing I’ve seen with every new wave cracks me up. People are going to behave the way they want. Platform doesn’t dictate that.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXOK0cQaqvPdvSN4BU by frostyfrog@vtubers.site
       2023-07-05T17:30:18.297476Z
       
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       @EposVox It’ll be interesting to see what happens. The fact that they’ve mentioned “you may one day end up leaving Threads” is highly unusual for someone to post when working on something that they want people to use. Lots of good sentiments here! Thank you for sharing this.My Opinion FollowsIt is a bit sad that so many instances have opted for defederating before Threads was even able to federate in the first place. I see mention about “spying” and “nothing will be private”, but you know? That’s the risk we all take when we do anything on the internet.To be honest, I’m excited for the influx of users this should bring to the Fediverse. They may be on a questionable platform, but they will now have an option that they never had before. The option to leave and bring their community with them. The more instances that defederate with Threads, the harder it will be for people to leave Threads.