I'm cautiously optimistic about #threads. It's like the US & the Soviet Union during WW2. the #fediverse is not perfect but they are much worse, and this might help us kill #xitter. we must keep our eyes on them. ultimately, the focus has to be on all the users and the world. to give the people on both platforms an option outside of advertising, data mining and algorithms controlled by other people. but here, to balance free expression and a welcoming experience. to advance #AttentionDemocracy

#Threads looks like it's gonna suck based on what we who most love the #fediverse care about. My hope has always been that #meta federating would give us the opportunity to convince a huge number of their users to move here based on it simply being a better deal for users (and democracy), since folks would no longer lose their connections. Lock-in has always been the hardest hurdle to overcome. If they're dumb enough to open that door, fuck yeah we'll make the case. Guess we'll see.