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[–] ArghZombies 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Early numbers aren't everything.

[–] dystop 10 points 1 year ago
[–] zach 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Was every Google account equating to a Google+ account at that point?

[–] ArghZombies 4 points 1 year ago

It was invite-only for quite a long time, if memory serves.

[–] cyrusg 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I know Threads gets a lot of criticism here but the launch and growth rate are incredible nonetheless.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't that because it's getting nag screened in Instagram? So people will be like "Yeah, ok, I guess I'll click this button to see what this is..."

[–] cyrusg 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I’m sure a significant percentage are signing up but not staying active. That said, my feed is filled with content from people I follow. They did a great job engaging “influencers” (I hate that term) before the public launch.

[–] dystop 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is why i find all the talk of "defederate threads" on lemmy a bit premature.

Meta isn't even thinking about the fediverse at this point, they're just using it as a buzzword. Their focus is on growth.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that was the case they wouldn't have reached out to Mastodon instance owners a while ago before the launch.

[–] dystop -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

First, "reaching out" is different from actually federating completely.

Second, i was referring to lemmy in particular. I know mastodon and lemmy are both part of the fediverse, but lemmy <> threads federation is a different conversation than mastodon <> threads.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Okay, let me specify: You said "Meta isn’t even thinking about the fediverse at this point [...]" which is demonstrably false. They reached out, so they're thinking about it.