Re:BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon
by beowulfey on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:30AM
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I can relate to this a little. I had a similar experience (maybe not quite as strong, but still) when I first read On the Beach by Nevil Shute
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Re:BBC Gives Up on Threads (By Instagram), Sticks with Mastodon
by nocoiner on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @04:32AM
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I first read that back in high school and it is legitimately one of my favorite books - I re-read it every few years.
I think in my area it was pretty broadly assigned reading at the time - lots of other high schools in the US assigned it - though no idea if that’s still the case (the book certainly isn’t perfect - the female characters are incredibly one-dimensional) but I hope it is still commonly read.
I see On the Beach as being Threads-Lite. On the Beach is certainly upsetting but wow, does Threads show a more upsetting version of similar dynamics. Plus none of the characters of Threads are as uncomplicatedly virtuous as the characters of On the Beach.