On this subject, my personal definition for millennial is someone in the age bracket where they had to teach themselves how to use windows as a kid
On this subject, my personal definition for millennial is someone in the age bracket where they had to teach themselves how to use windows as a kid
I don’t think it’s in its final form.
It’s obvious that brands and influencers were offered the chance to be pre-verified and, while I haven’t seen direct evidence myself, the word is that they could get some kind of FB/insta promotional discounts by being there to post on day 0 with a witty canned line about how great it was to be on threads
So when the app opened to the masses, they don’t have to follow anybody or wait for their friends before it had “value”. They open it up and there are a bunch of brands and “personalites” making it looking like it’s already alive and the place to be
The other stuff will probably come later… although there’s the chance that they’re going after tiktoks model of “we know what you want”
No because I didn’t choose this public forum for its privacy or security
Connect also seems the most rif-like, so it’s a clear win for me
It feels like reddit from ten years ago, and has the critical mass to make it interesting to open and browse. I think it’s a success.
I only use reddit now on revanced rif to visit a couple of communities that are too small to be worth replicating here yet
We’ve also already seen Beehaw defederate from lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works due to the sheer volume of users creating issues around moderation
Troubling but understandable. Beehaw is basically fediverse tumblr, they need to prioritise their own safety.
It really highlights the other main issue though in that people really want a new alternative to work so are obsessed with growth at all costs. But maximising the influx of new users is going to have negative effects on quality, culture, and community.
A bit of friction to onboarding, and a slow steady growth that allows a community to form is what’s going to set this up for success
Just donate if you want to support your server.
Awards are special actions reserved for people who pay, that don’t improve the platform anyway. It’s enshittification.