I see this misconception a lot, so let’s clear it up. The term “threadiverse” originally referred to the “threaded fediverse” — specifically platforms like Lemmy and kbin, which function similarly to Reddit with threaded discussions and link aggregation. Thus, Bluesky and Threads, on the other hand, are not part of the threadiverse because they follow the microblogging model, not the threaded link aggregation model.

It’s also important to note that this usage predates Meta’s "Threads.”

Timeline:

  • June 4, 2023: First mention of “threadiverse” I can find on Lemmy (source)
  • June 8, 2023: Meta announces upcoming codename “Project 92” (source)
  • July 3-5, 2023: Meta launches Project 92 as “Threads,” reusing the name of a previously discontinued non-fediverse product (source)
  • March 21, 2024: Meta’s Threads opens its integration to the fediverse (source)
  • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I want to give a shoutout to @maegul@lemmy.ml who invented the term here:

    So, my lame contribution …

    Threadiverse!: “Social media, but woven into threads, like Reddit or Forums, not like the chaos of Twitter, but all on the Fediverse so you can find anyone else doing anything else too.”

    Sorry your cool name got immediately swamped by the Zucc 😅

        • maegul (he/they)English
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          6 hours ago

          Ha. Thanks … I guess! It was right there and I just happened to notice. It was definitely weird to see people using a word you made up though.

          And yea, I stand by the idea of giving us forum like platforms a name against the weird Twitter obsession decentralised platforms have