Lots of people on Mastodon have been losing their shit over Threads joining the fediverse, so I wanted to give my opinion on this whole shit show.

Here’s a very different take on Threads by a Fosstodon admin.

  • davelAEnglish
    2·
    11 months ago

    You’re describing the ideal you want in a perfectly spherical fediverse in a vacuum. You have to consider the very real labor and server costs needed to maintain & moderate an instance that gets flooded by the content of corporate juggernauts.

    Put simply, if you make people choose

    We have chosen; that’s why we’re here. Others are welcome to make the same choice when they’re ready.