Threads - Twitter Killer

[GutterBoy 2,898]

Anyone try this?  I signed up, thought it sucked, closed the app.

But it seems like it's catching on, 100 million people signed up, and dumb Elon is already acting out.

 

[posty 2,611]

If Twitter died, what would squistion do for misinformation?

[RaiderHaters Revenge 4,236]

lol its such garbage, like always Fuckerberg cant create anything on his own

its 2023 I am going to threads

its 2021 I am going to mastadon

its 2019 I am going to canada

blah blah blah

 

[thegeneral 2,890]

The Taliban prefers Twitter

[JustinCharge 2,397]

people are saying threads is DOA:

1. it only has 100mm users because facebook makes it super easy to sign up by the click of a button to its users.  but that doesnt guarantee people will stay.

2. threads is a dumb name because its not unique such that if you google it, its not guaranteed to pop up at the top of the search.

3. twitter allows pron and threads does not. tumblr literally died the second it banned pron.

4. threads isnt available in the EU due to privacy concerns.

5. twitter shares a portion of its ad revenue and threads does not. that makes twtter a revenue stream and threads is just a microblog site.

[Mike Honcho 5,095]

On 7/10/2023 at 11:00 AM, GutterBoy said:

Anyone try this?  I signed up, thought it sucked, closed the app.

But it seems like it's catching on, 100 million people signed up, and dumb Elon is already acting out.

 

Why aren't you following me?

[JustinCharge 2,397]

the best part is the 420 replies.

[edjr 6,578]

No. No social media. I get all my mis/disinformation from FFT

[listen2me 23 1,825]

Honest question:  don't do much of any social media.  Well none other twitter for sports news/advice/insight.

Why are people upset at twitter? 

[Sean Mooney 1,937]

Googled "Threads"...literally the first three results were ways to sign up for Threads either through the actual site, through Instagram, or through Facebook.

 

Either way- I plan to use it as much as I do Twitter....which is to say- not at all

[JustinCharge 2,397]

23 minutes ago, Sean Mooney said:

Googled "Threads"...literally the first three results were ways to sign up for Threads either through the actual site, through Instagram, or through Facebook.

it might be now because its new, but the word is VERY easy to knock off the top search results compared to twitter.

[JustinCharge 2,397]

31 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

Why are people upset at twitter? 

its liberals who used to view twitter as a liberal echo chamber built for them until Elon Musk bought it.  They view Musk as not on the left so they think hes a nazi and want their own safe space again.  Yahoo! Sports used to include a twitter feed link for every game but once Musk bought twitter, they removed the link LOL.  The problem is that it is very hard to unseat an established product as people usually have the wrong opinions as to why a platform succeeds (and threads is already screwing up).  If threads fails, I imagine liberals might try to just claim that twitter "spreads hate" and coerce its web host to seize the domain name or something.

[listen2me 23 1,825]

This is sort of a boycott.  Libs leaving twitter fot another service.   

Why are thr bud light libs not all up in arms? Or astonished? Or making fun of the fake outrage?

Weird

[GutterBoy 2,898]

43 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

Honest question:  don't do much of any social media.  Well none other twitter for sports news/advice/insight.

Why are people upset at twitter? 

 

1 minute ago, listen2me 23 said:

This is sort of a boycott.  Libs leaving twitter fot another service.   

Why are thr bud light libs not all up in arms? Or astonished? Or making fun of the fake outrage?

Weird

well you stated that you don't do social media, asked why people are upset with twitter, receive no responses, and within the hour conclude that it's liberals boycotting and compare it to Bud Light.

This is another example of why you're a joke.

[listen2me 23 1,825]

Just now, GutterBoy said:

 

well you stated that you don't do social media, asked why people are upset with twitter, receive no responses, and within the hour conclude that it's liberals boycotting and compare it to Bud Light.

This is another example of why you're a joke.

I surf twitter for updates.  Like I stated.

I recieved a response from justin.  I just forgot to quote him.  Did you miss it?

You are an angry fella who sits here spasticaly ready to argue with anyone who will give you the time.

You made a beer thread and were so antsy to randomly bring up bud light.  Bier was like wtf?   You are the joke. 

You also forgot to call me a retard.  

[GutterBoy 2,898]

1 minute ago, listen2me 23 said:

I surf twitter for updates.  Like I stated.

I recieved a response from justin.  I just forgot to quote him.  Did you miss it?

You are an angry fella who sits here spasticaly ready to argue with anyone who will give you the time.

You made a beer thread and were so antsy to randomly bring up bud light.  Bier was like wtf?   You are the joke. 

You also forgot to call me a retard.  

Actually I did miss Justins post, I don't read his posts.

I just read it, and he's wrong as usual.

If you're really interested, I'll give you the real answer....

Twitter users are upset for several reasons since Musk bought it

1) Increase in misinformation and hate speech.  Musk eliminated much of the infrastructure that monitored this, thus it has flourished.

2) Elimination of accountability.  Musk removed "blue checks", which was an old way to verify that a person was who they said they were.  So previously if I created an account that said "Eli Manning", I would have to prove to Twitter that I actually was Eli Manning, then I got a blue check.  Now, anyone can get a blue check as long as they pay for it, which has led to a bunch of fake accounts.

3) Reliability.  Since they reduced the workforce, the uptime of the app has been spotty.  Refreshes take longer, tweets sometime disappear, reappear, etc

4) Limits.  This was really the final blow.  They put usage limits on how many tweets you can read per day.

So all that combined has caused people to look for alternatives.  But it's not a boycott, there is no dumping phones down drains or videos shooting up twitter signs, etc.

[GutterBoy 2,898]

11 minutes ago, listen2me 23 said:

You made a beer thread and were so antsy to randomly bring up bud light.  Bier was like wtf?   You are the joke. 

1) I didn't make the beer thread

2) I didn't bring up bud light, I brought up AB.  Roger brought up bud light.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,922]

5 minutes ago, GutterBoy said:

1) I didn't make the beer thread

2) I didn't bring up bud light, I brought up AB.  Roger brought up bud light.

Two pump chump. So eager. Like a kid. 

[patweisers44 815]

On 7/10/2023 at 11:12 AM, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

lol its such garbage, like always Fuckerberg cant create anything on his own

its 2023 I am going to threads

its 2021 I am going to mastadon

its 2019 I am going to canada

blah blah blah

 

Sounds like the same story with this place and the Sanctuary, The Danzone, and The Closet. Grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence.

[Reality 3,092]

Apparently not.

I read that you also can't delete a threads account without also losing your Instagram account. May want to consider that before looking into and downloading it.

[dogcows 1,030]

Just now, Reality said:

Apparently not.

I read that you also can't delete a threads account without also losing your Instagram account. May want to consider that before looking into and downloading it.

Sounds like a benefit. You get to cancel 2 crappy services at once!

[JustinCharge 2,397]

22 hours ago, GutterBoy said:

1) Increase in misinformation and hate speech.  Musk eliminated much of the infrastructure that monitored this, thus it has flourished.

I like how libs accuse everyone else of attacking free speech and then run around calling all kinds of speech they dont like misinformation and hate speech.  if you want free speech, thats gonna be part of it.

[HellToupee 1,583]

1 hour ago, Reality said:

Apparently not.

I read that you also can't delete a threads account without also losing your Instagram account. May want to consider that before looking into and downloading it.

I deleted threads with no problems with instagram 

[BufordT 427]

23 hours ago, edjr said:

No. No social media. I get all my mis/disinformation from FFT

Exhibit A. This thread,