ClaudiaTranslates (@ClaudiaTranslates@mastodonapp.uk)
Not sure I'll be able to watch this. Still traumatised by "When the Wind Blows" and "The Cloud" when I was a kid.
Having said that, with all the sabre-rattling and wars going on, maybe it'd be good if everyone in power watched it.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kgkkg
#Threads #ThreadsBBC #WhenTheWindBlows #TheCloud #Nuclear #Films #BBC #Politics
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jcm (@jcm@norden.social)
Habe meinen #Threads-Account nun ein zweites Mal zur Löschung vorgemerkt. Wünscht mir mehr Stamina!
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flup (@flup@mastodon.scot)
If you remember ‘#Threads’—by which I really mean, if you’ve ever seen it, because you will definitely remember it—this is a must-listen. #nuclearweapons #BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00236xg?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
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richard (@richard@www.main-vision.com)
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Threads, in theory is a social network but in practice it is a popularity contest driven by algorithms. Normal people are competing against influencers to be seen. You are more likely to find a troll than someone interested in what you have to write, or what you think.
More often than not you will see posts with 21,000 followers, a thousand comments, and several thousand likes. When a post does get 5000 views you will get very little conversation. You are more likely to be trolled than have a plesant conversation. That's why we have social media fatigue. That is why Threads is a failure.
Several times, in the last few days, I have posted something, and the people that keep answering over and over, aren't the ones laughing and having fun. They're peacocks trying to show how great they are. They're trolls getting into an argument for the sake of getting into a fight. When I detect that these people are trolls I block them.
Blocking only gets you so far. I am now tired of blocking, and finding friction. I am tempted to abandon Threads. The algorithms have made it a popularity contest so interacting with people on a human scale has become impossible.
I feel that I waste time on threads. It's hard to find worthwhile conversations and you are more likely to be trolled, than have a pleasant conversation. We are using a site that is designed for influencers, rather than human beings. Yes, influencers are human beings but they are utilitarian in their use of social media. We are there to boost their ego, while our own need for validation is ignored.
ROI for Users
Threads has forgotten that we need a Return on Investment too. It shouldn't reward utilitarian influencers. It should reward normal human beings looking to fight solitude and loneliness with social media. Not only is the ROI low, but the cost is mounting. Countless hours, and countless trolling. Trolling has a cost. If, rather than pleasant conversation, I find trolls, then I gain nothing from time spent on Threads. I think I might forget about it.
Threads is part of Facebook, and Facebook does not respect members of its community. We are users/addicts.
https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/the-absurdity-of-threads/
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pnpnerd (@pnpnerd@rollenspiel.social)
Ok, habe #Threads probiert, bin noch unschlüssig, ob mir das gefällt. Es ist auf jeden Fall ein Algorithmus im Spiel, der aber nicht richtig funktioniert. Bekomme komisches Zeug reingespült. Mitunter grenzwertige Threads. Einmal sogar ein minderjähriges Mädel in Reizpose… Und die Kommentare da drunter, alter Schwede…
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jcm (@jcm@norden.social)
Bin ich so einfach gestrickt? Macht Mastodon mir wirklich zu einem großen Teil auch wegen der wundervollen #TangerineUI wieder mehr Spass, seit ich diese auf norden.social entdeckt habe? Oder ist es einfach #Threads, dass mit immer belangloseren Inhalten algorithmisch zu langweilen beginnt?
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thenexusofprivacy (@thenexusofprivacy@infosec.exchange)
@laurenshof yeah really. I just added an update to https://privacy.thenexus.today/embrace-extend-and-exploit/
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alicemichelle297 (@alicemichelle297@mastodon.social)
This could be very interesting for #Threads ! Giving users easy access to posts in their own town or nearby, making social media more local. (Could also be a privacy nightmare).
Threads is adding location sharing to posts — Engadget
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display (@display@friendica.myportal.social)
#meta #threads
RE: jawns.club/users/andrewhinton/…
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gadgetbond (@gadgetbond@mastodon.social)
Meta brings location sharing to Threads posts. #Threads
https://gadgetbond.com/meta-threads-tag-location/
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GeekOrganic (@GeekOrganic@mastodon.social)
Pretty accurate summary of what awaits you on #Threads. Good job #Meta.
[the Spanish one is "follow for follow on ig"]
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guardeddon (@guardeddon@mas.to)
An individual I followed/exchanged thoughts with on Xitter is shutting his account & moving to #Threads, I suggested he opt-in to federating, he replied with this from Meta, reads like FUD to me.
@fediversereport
The paragraph about losing ‘control of your information’ I thought particularly ironic, coming from Meta.
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