@chartier I think the answer is simple: people want...

@chartier I think the answer is simple: people want to be where people are.

Given 🐘’s slow adoption and confusing explanations from passionate supporters, it wasn’t really an option for the general public.

Threads lets people move from Twitter, maintain that experience, and grow with The New Thing™️, which has a “new frontier” vibe.

Convenience will *always* win over practicality when you’re not deeply passionate about the underpinnings of what you’re doing.

Like 6 Jul 2023 at 14:15 | Wall-to-wall | Open on makerspace.social

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David Chartier

@alex I get this idea, I do. But are we really doomed to “the literal real-life supervillain wins because they have pretty buttons and maybe a better dialog box?”

Like, really?

6 Jul 2023 at 14:30 | Open on toot.cafe

Λ L Ξ X

@chartier …Yes. I’m sorry.

Because to run a platform at scale that requires tremendous resources.

The silver lining in all of this is that Threads may become the gateway to the fediverse as features are slow to implement and the platform becomes more unpleasant. But this also requires Mastodon to address its shortcomings, which… requires tremendous resources. So…

6 Jul 2023 at 14:40 | Open on makerspace.social