sam mcallister | threading the needle
We are in the extremely early innings of a new platform: I don’t know how it will play out. I'm also a Meta-skeptic but I do appreciate copying and pasting competition and Zuckerberg's ability to execute. The following is just a collection of my ~opinions~ after a couple of days as a user. Let’s get thready have a little mosey. Threads is “Instagram’s text-based conversation app” where “communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow.” The app is effectively a text-heavy Instagram (with media support). You must use the same username and most of your following can be ported over (opt-out). By most measures, Threads is actually good. Its onboarding is great. It carries over your followers easily—giving you an audience from day 0. It functions well, except for some glitches and UI oddities. Sounds like a good start? And yet... it’s boring. Celebrities and blueticks (who might not be as accustomed to writing as a medium)
We are in the extremely early innings of a new platform: I don’t know how it will play out. I'm also a Meta-skeptic but I do appreciate copying and pasting competition and Zuckerberg's ability to execute. The following is just a collection of my ~opinions~ after a couple of days as a user. Let’s get thready have a little mosey. Threads is “Instagram’s text-based conversation app” where “communities come together to discuss everything from the topics you care about today to what’ll be trending tomorrow.” The app is effectively a text-heavy Instagram (with media support). You must use the same u
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