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Re:Instagram will shut down its companion app Threads by yea... by isykt on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @09:27AM (#36586345)
> BUT, we shouldn't knock them for trying; that's what startups are all about, right?

I am so conflicted about this sentiment. On the one hand, I’m a fan of competition. On another, I dislike the company that is (re-?)entering the market.

I guess I just wish an actual start up were coming in, but I guess that era is over. Consolidation has been successful, and now we’re in this weird world where 5-10 giant megacorps run everything we engage with.

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Re:Instagram will shut down its companion app Threads by yea... by Shawnj2 on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @11:20AM (#36587852)
That’s what BlueSky is

Also mastodon isn’t exactly a Silicon Valley startup but they have created the only financially sustainable social network which is a feat in its own right

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Re:Instagram will shut down its companion app Threads by yea... by isykt on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @11:32AM (#36588021)
BlueSky isn't launched yet, and Mastodon is horribly confusing. I'm glad they exist, and I hope they fracture the social media space to challenge the monoliths, but I'm not hopeful.
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Re:Instagram will shut down its companion app Threads by yea... by Shawnj2 on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @11:36AM (#36588079)
Threads will either fail like every other instagram spin-off or it will do the instagram thing where instagram copies an app and that feature is reasonably popular within Instagram but people still use the full service app version of the feature like how you can use Snapchat and TikTok within Instagram as Instagram stories and reels.
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Re:Instagram will shut down its companion app Threads by yea... by KSPAtlas on Tuesday July 04, 2023 @06:56PM (#36593566)
What part of Mastodon is confusing for you?
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Re:Instagram will shut down its companion app Threads by yea... by isykt on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @05:00PM (#36607039)
How do I know if I want to join an existing instance or create my own? What will I see if I create an account on one instance? How do I discover instances? How does federation work, exactly? Can I federate with an instance because I want to or is there some application process? What happens if I create an account on an instance but I don’t like it?
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