xthedeerlordx@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoELI5: Why are Lemmy users freaking out over threads?message-squaremessage-square103fedilinkarrow-up1217arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1207arrow-down1message-squareELI5: Why are Lemmy users freaking out over threads?xthedeerlordx@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square103fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarestarlinguk@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 year agoPeople keep saying “threads should join Mastodon because then the famous people will join it.” I don’t want Trump and Tate on Mastodon, thanks. I don’t want all the bigots on Mastodon, thanks. I don’t want millions of people on Mastodon, thanks. I love how it’s like the “old internet” when it was about discussing your interests, not about influencers.
People keep saying “threads should join Mastodon because then the famous people will join it.”
I don’t want Trump and Tate on Mastodon, thanks. I don’t want all the bigots on Mastodon, thanks. I don’t want millions of people on Mastodon, thanks.
I love how it’s like the “old internet” when it was about discussing your interests, not about influencers.