Post AXiwZHLnXsbpi3MZHM by nyquildotorg@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AXiwZHLnXsbpi3MZHM by nyquildotorg@mastodon.social
       2023-07-14T16:04:46Z
       
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       That this headline about Threads engagement levels uses the word "cratered" seems appropriate, since launch was essentially an explosion. Once something is done exploding, the baseline left over is a crater. I hate the tendency to call things failures when they fail to maintain a ridiculous marketing-fueled launch-day explosion.https://gizmodo.com/engagement-instagram-threads-falls-meta-blocks-vpn-eu-1850640519
       
 (DIR) Post #AXiwZJ0FOyYipnINxw by nyquildotorg@mastodon.social
       2023-07-15T15:14:55Z
       
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       The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was getting everyone to talk so much about his upcoming thing that he didn't need to spend a dime and it still surpassed everyone's expectations for how many souls he could harvest
       
 (DIR) Post #AXiwZJoEP8XdKogIsK by nyquildotorg@mastodon.social
       2023-07-15T15:21:11Z
       
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       I *want* to believe that Meta federating will (eventually) have a positive impact on the fediverse, but also, if I were in the business of taking content people made for free and using it for my nefarious purposes, federation would absolutely be the way I would approach it. The more people making content to display inside my ad machine the better.I think the conspiracy theory that they're only *pretending* they're going to federate to boost their numbers is kind of silly.