Just trying out Threads today.
Just trying out Threads today.
It's so funny seeing a large group (almost all) of the people in my feed being so excited about this new social media thing that they managed to get in through invitation on Instagram.
A bunch of naives, honestly.
(Don't wanna do this but sigh)
I would say they are more likely to be paid shills and astroturfing (just like this post seems to be). And anyone naive enough to continue business with Meta after everything we've learned about them deserves what they get.
My first thought was AstroTurf too but honestly Lemmy is still small enough that I wonder if Meta even cares enough for it to pay for astroturfing here. They got more signups in a couple of hours than Lemmy got users in three years, and by several magnitudes even. Plus it's an inherently hostile demographic for them. They're better off investing in positive posting on Reddit, which I'm sure is what they're already doing.
It takes minimal amounts of effort to set up a few bots to sow discord in a new social media network. With the things that we know Meta has done it the past do you honestly believe that dropping a few bots onto Lemmy is beyond them? Why would they let something like Lemmy even get off the ground to become a threat to them, snuffing it out in the cradle would be easier.
People want the new and shiny and to the regular person, the fediverse doesn't exist and Threads is the only option to Twitter. Its all over my twitter feed and ain't none of them are paid shills.
What about this post seems like "paid shilling and astroturfing" to you?
You handed all your data (including your browsing history) to Meta just to take a look around?
Such people probably have WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok already. A liitle extra cancer doesn't matter to them.
This isn't a popular opinion on the fediverse right now, but you have nothing to be ashamed of for wanting to try threads out.
I ain't downloading that shit, or participating on any Instance that doesn't defederate them. So thank you for the reporting. If anything amusing pops up, maybe some screenshots?
You’re just going to be making your own echo chamber?
If that is what people desire, then yes. Should people not have the freedom to do that?
Echo chambers are something for individuals to worry and make decisions about. Preventing them is not the job of authority or business.
Everyone gets excited over new things. While I won't say that's all that's been going on, a lot of Lemmy/Kbin has been people hyping over something different.
That's just how people are. And keep in mind for the most part, people who are against the idea weren't going to check it out to begin with, especially with the required privacy release attached.
Now we just need to wait and see if Reddit takes the bait and joins the fediverse too, as an attempt to stop hemorraging users. grabs popcorn
I don't even want to take a look at it. I'm happy without anything from Meta.