I may gravitate to Threads and start posting more. I may just stick with Twitter.
The promise of direct, text-based communication in a public forum has never been fully realized.
Sure, you can text with friends, but that’s a closed network. On Twitter, sharing your micro-thoughts has led to macro-problems related to troll-like behavior, abuse, harassment, and constant arguments.
Strip away all of the fanfare of well-crafted photos (many of them from stock photo agencies) and videos made by marketing companies and what you are left with is just one person sharing pithy statements and memes, in most cases.
And now, there’s Threads.
I’ve been testing the app like everyone else the last two days, and so far I’m impressed with the simple mechanics of posting, the threaded conversations, and the polite interactions between people who are also curious about the latest social media launch.
This is so much like Twitter that it’s a little scary, though. Only Meta could launch an app like this that is so brazenly ripping off the original micro-blogging platform, with no fear of lawsuits or users crying foul.
