why don’t Threads users simply get mastodon accounts if they want to to explore the fediverse? What possible value does Threads offer to its users besides lock-in?
A) They don't have to figure out how to find and sign up with a Mastodon instance. If they had an Instagram account, a Threads account was automatically created for them. B) They don't know something better exists. C) They don't care.
I do not agree with these points, but they're the most likely motivators. I'd known that Mastodon existed for years before the pandemic gave me the free time to actually look into it, so I kinda get it.
Lewis Edwards
in reply to The Gibson • • •rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua
in reply to The Gibson • • •Now I want to know how many servers have a "Publicly available policy to restrict access to users under the age of 13".
Probably just single user instances.
Cyberpunk Librarian
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in reply to The Gibson • •El Jefe ":verified:" :donor:
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in reply to The Gibson • • •pcbeard
in reply to The Gibson • • •Jonathan Lamothe
in reply to pcbeard • •@pcbeard
This is perhaps rhetorical, but:
A) They don't have to figure out how to find and sign up with a Mastodon instance. If they had an Instagram account, a Threads account was automatically created for them.
B) They don't know something better exists.
C) They don't care.
I do not agree with these points, but they're the most likely motivators. I'd known that Mastodon existed for years before the pandemic gave me the free time to actually look into it, so I kinda get it.