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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by edu4rdshl@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

Will people here use/try Meta's #threads when available? Would love to know the reasons or if it would be just for fun/curiosity.

The amount of data collected is insane imo.

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[-] InLikeClint@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

Fuck everything that is facebook

[-] ayyndrew@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The content is very generic, a lot of people trying to subtly beg for followers, but the worst part is there is no following feed at all, just one (poorly so far) curated page.

[-] lancerrx@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago
[-] varaki@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I don't plan to, ever.

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Nein, danke.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Literally the first time I am hearing about this now.

I hate FB but I think I hate Elon even more, so if Thread kills off Twitter that would be great.

But I have my doubts.

Everyone already hates all the bullshit that FB does and flying under the Meta banner changes nothing. The tech/young/hip demographics needed to get a platform going seem to be distancing themselves away from FB as being an "uncool" company.

Meta has alienated so many people that they are going to have a hard time breeaking into new product categories because people just don't want to use their products unless essentially forced to. Look at their VR headsets. From a hardware perspective they really are quite good, but so many stupid, stupid policy decisions (such as needing a FB account originally) that folks rather do without than deal with them.

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago
[-] envious92@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I think it's exciting. I don't hate Twitter, but a competitor with big money back in that's potentially going to integrate with the fediverse? That's fucking exciting.

Will they actively contribute or fork it? Who knows.

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[-] snailwizard@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I am on Instagram which quite frankly is more than enough for me, thank you.

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[-] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Absolutely not.

[-] greguti@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Of course not, what's the point? Fediverse (Mastodon, PixelFed, Lemmy) is fine and dandy for me!

[-] Reygle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Of course not, Only a drooling idiot would even consider it or anything else linked to that parent company.

I prefer to just sit back and watch it all burn down, as it deserves.

[-] frost_@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I have 0 interest in giving any information to the Zucc

[-] Tebza255@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago
[-] DrYes@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

i hear the people who created meth made a new drug. might try it for fun/curiosity...

[-] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 9 points 2 years ago

No. I have no interest in a Facebook product.

[-] Usernameblankface@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Nope.

I'm not interested in anything from Meta if I can help it

[-] Squiglet@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago
[-] BitingChaos@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I tried it, as I'm looking forward to MORE people using the fediverse.

However, I do not like anything about the app.

Your Home feed is just random posts by people - all served up via algorithm based on what others have liked.

It's basically the shitty part of Twitter's "For You" feed, except that is the ENTIRE Threads app. No timeline for those you follow, no lists, no trending, etc.

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[-] skellener@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago
[-] Polydextrous@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago
[-] cheeseblintzes@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Hell no. I'd like to preserve my peace.

[-] Cstrrider@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I have said this in a different thread but Mastodon will always have an adoption issue because the use for twitter is the ability to follow marginally known to famous people that you want to hear for whatever reason (for me sports, finance, tech stuff etc) and occasionally interact with them or even become a followed twitter person yourself. Mastodon may not reach critical mass on its own but being federated and connected with people that use a twitter like service from Meta will greatly open up the opportunity to use Mastodon like many would want to use Twitter.

The bigger issue will be how well the connection works and there is always going to be concern with how meta uses the data, but for me it does make mastodon more appealing...

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[-] weeahnn@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

it's kinda weird to me that some people are ?excited? about it. it's Meta, it's the Zuck Suck. it's a twatter clone, and we all know how's that going after another rich twat took it over, and isn't it already full of the "crazies"? like to me, it has all the hallmarks of being just another soulless cash grab by another megacorp to take twatter's place, not that it's surprising. so it's a resounding no from me.

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Installing their app is a good way to get all the entries in Contacts in your mobile sent to them.

The again, anybody who already installed their Facebook, Instagram or Whatsapp apps has nothing to worry about as the deed is already done.

[-] Adanisi@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 years ago
[-] dudewitbow@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

will i use the app, hell no.

Will I talk with people who use threads if available, maybe if a topic peaks my interest. I'm not completely against meta's use of the federation, and all I do hope is they contribute to some content and discussion of topics and development of the platform.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago
[-] GoinEasy9@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Don't use FB, don't use IG, won't use threads.

[-] reddwarf@vlemmy.net 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nope but I didn't use twitter either, nor will I use Mastodon. Just not my cup of tea as it is a vile place and you can clearly see in the last couple of twitter years why I was right on this one. Mastodon and Threads will suffer the same fate imho. This type of platform attracts....certain weird and extreme people.

[-] The_Mike_Drop@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

No. I'm 40. Its exhausting trying to give all my personal data away to all these different spaces now.

Time was, a man could give up all his personal data on just one platform. I would rest easy knowing that every goverment in the world had proof that I am not a terrorist, and every buisness knew how much porn I watched.

But now theres so many and I'm just one guy. I can't keep track of them all. It makes me feel too old for this world.

[-] zerozaku@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I use WhatsApp almost daily. Have accounts on Facebook and Instagram. Enough Meta services in my life.

[-] app_priori@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I don't use Twitter, so no. But normies will finally have a potentially credible Twitter replacement that's open to the public, so good for them.

[-] Deathsauce@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I'd rather eat surstromming.

[-] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago
[-] KuroJ@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

With all that data it’s collecting?

Negative.

[-] meatay@lemmy.fmhy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

You'll need a facebook account, so no, probably not. Despite whatever security concerns there are for other platforms, I don't want to give Meta any more of my information than they've already stolen from me if I can help it.

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