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> Sure, threads are a global resource too, but much of the time you can get away with pretending that they're not and create them on demand.

I think you would love Trio and applying the idea to threads.



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> You don't like threads?

I would love them if it was actually noticeable when someone else creates a thread to which i'm supposed to contribute...


> so why don't you just do that and not use threads?

Sometimes multiple topics are being discussed at the same time in the same channel, threads are helpful here.


> I want threads.

Anyone has usable threads yet? For the life of me I can't follow Slack threads.


>I don’t think a lot of instances are federating with Threads though.

The anti-Threads people are loud, but I don't think they're in the majority (or even near to it).


> Also, Threads was famous for a steep initial adoption curve.

Do note that Threads was also not available in Europe when it launched, and I think that only changed a couple of weeks ago.


> My verdict: Threads sucks shit. It has no purpose. It is for no one

wrong. it has a purpose, and it serves someone, just not its users.

they're looking for a way to shove more advertisement and other sorts of manipulation right at you; after all, that is their product.


> threads has been moving at a glacial pace and I'm way out ahead of any thing they've indicated even thinking about

I'm not so certain that's an accurate statement. Threads launched only 5 months ago, and they've made some fairly large progress on things users have requested the most, and there's a number of things that are currently being tested in certain parts of the world (ex: trends).

It'll be interesting to see if they can continue that pace into the new year.

Personally, I just want to see a lists and bookmarks feature, which they've confirmed is in the works.


> Threads

Some folks would vehemently disagree with this being considered useful.


> Well Threads currently doesn’t even have a chronological, non-algo feed I can look at, whereas on bluesky you can have any number of feeds with whatever algo/logic you want.

None of that matters if the people you follow are on Threads but aren’t on Bluesky. And if the people you follow can’t get on Bluesky even if they wanted to, then off to Threads they will go and so everybody else will follow.


> When you start new thread, you don’t just start it by filling To: and Subject:, you also have to put it to some stream.

And right there, is why it won't catch on.


> Can’t seem to load threads

Threads should never have been a thing, so maybe people now start writing articles instead on their own platform.


Take decade to learn threads? Then expect other devs to do the same? I think that proves the point that threads aren't a good fit, even if we are technically capable of it.

> that's what Meta is probably going after with Threads, growth using the fediverse userbase

This seems like a terrible play given how small the fediverse userbase is.


> I tried out Threads during its initial rollout…

FWIW, the experience is completely different than it was during the gold rush. Even the algorithmic feed is surprisingly good once you mute a few morons.


Yeah - I love threads, super useful way to go deep on something without moving it out of the channel.

I've found the anti-thread arguments to be pretty weak.


This creates an interesting dynamic.

1. You've trapped people who don't want Threads on Threads, where they can complain about it.

2. And meanwhile people curious about Threads can't try it because they don't want to be stuck having it.

Let's see how it works out.


> Our goal with Threads is to make social content as interoperable as email.

Fuck your shitty goals.


Threads are quite successful in the real world. I think it's because the alternatives are either harder, less capable, less scalable, or even more of a footgun.

The blog's example is stupid. Of course if you pop a list in more than one thread the behavior is undefined. Who on earth doesn't expect that?

@jagw: ok fair, but that is going to be the very first example of things thou shalt not do when using threads in any article, book, or course

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