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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I don't understand why someone would choose threads over mastadon, where they could have all the dunking with none of the enshittening.

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

It's still too complicated for the layperson to have to navigate. Anything beyond "I have one login at one site that everyone else has" is too much for most.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Mastodon is the least like that of them though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My grandma put electrical tape over the blinking 12:00 on the vcr she still uses. She's not ready for 2 factor authentication.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I mean, it is annoying to have to reset the clock every time the power fails. No clock, no problem!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's a mix between heard mentally (well, all my friends are on it) and FOMO (what are they saying about me over there?)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Nobody chose threads. It just got shoved down their throats.

Also, Mastadon doesn't have the same marketing these companies do.