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CH1
The Artist Formerly Known as chiggins.
I totally get it....I also signed on to Mastadon and Threads only to ghost them. I guess I'll save the keystrokes this time with BS
axlsalinger
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axlsalinger
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LeafGm
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Elon’s swallowed Russian propaganda so completely that he doesn’t even recognize a lot of his shit as Russian propaganda, or even pro-Russian commentary. So that’s why he’s not seeing it.
Like, he’s in so deep he probably genuinely thinks “let’s end this war ASAP by giving Russia Crimea and territory in Eastern Ukraine” as a pro-Ukrainian stance.
UWHabs
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It's not pro-Ukrainian, but those regions obviously should belong to Russia, and will almost assuredly vote so in their elections this weekend, so why are we continuing to battle?
It's kind of like the old British appeasement where they let Germany have Czechoslovakia in order to prevent further trouble. That ended up fine for all parties I think, right?
Wayward DP
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Wayward DP
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and also real and valuable information
Wayward DP
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not deliberately
anne25
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They provided a reliable link also there are many others web sites that provide info.
manny
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So you can’t rule out that it’s for a nefarious purpose. It’s Zuckerberg/meta so that’s always on the table.
But also the threads CEO said when it launched they weren’t really interested in being just like Twitter. They want regular people to come in the platform to talk about normal stuff, and not just descend into a slightly more moderated 4chan screeching stand.
As an occasional threads user who has abandoned Twitter forever, I really don’t need to see any more studies or opinions telling me that vaccines are good. And I could not possibly be less interested in being caught in the cross-fire between evangelical antivaxxers and people who engage them. No thanks. Maybe it’s heavy handed, but I still don’t see a better alternative.
But also the threads CEO said when it launched they weren’t really interested in being just like Twitter. They want regular people to come in the platform to talk about normal stuff, and not just descend into a slightly more moderated 4chan screeching stand.
As an occasional threads user who has abandoned Twitter forever, I really don’t need to see any more studies or opinions telling me that vaccines are good. And I could not possibly be less interested in being caught in the cross-fire between evangelical antivaxxers and people who engage them. No thanks. Maybe it’s heavy handed, but I still don’t see a better alternative.
manny
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Hmmm I think their vision is a bit more complex than that.
Like, what would you do if you wanted Twitter but without 90% of the nonsense? A place where people can make lifestyle posts (you’re free to care or not) without being overrun by nazis, and other people can discuss serous events, including the war in Ukraine, without being overrun by nazis.
Whether the algorithm and moderation policies will ever lead to that promised land is a fair question.
Like, what would you do if you wanted Twitter but without 90% of the nonsense? A place where people can make lifestyle posts (you’re free to care or not) without being overrun by nazis, and other people can discuss serous events, including the war in Ukraine, without being overrun by nazis.
Whether the algorithm and moderation policies will ever lead to that promised land is a fair question.
LeafGm
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If that’s what Zuck wants Threads to be…what exactly is the distinction between Threads and Instagram?
Seems like both are serving the exact same audience and purpose.
leafman101
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It’s just an additional way to suck your time. It’s not about different audiences.
