Threads is a viable replacement for Twitter, which increasingly is just far-right low-follower blue checks barging into posts, interspersed with really inane ads selling trinkets. And, oh yeah, a galaxy brain genius owner who thinks the best way to attract big advertisers is by insulting them and by allowing actualfa back on the platform. What a train wreck.
People are leaving Twitter, or at least cutting way back. This isn’t a temporary blip either. Twitter used to be the place for breaking news. However, that’s mostly gone since the galaxy brain genius destroyed the guard rails. Threads is where many politicos, techies, hard news (and intelligent conversations) are going. I’m now, at least sometimes, getting breaking new on Threads, not Twitter, first.
Bluesky is also quite good and is a complete Twitter clone. It’s hampered a bit by still being invite only. I generally have invite codes so contact me if you want one. I do like Mastodon. However, it clearly was created by techies for techies, so can take a bit of time to figure out.
Yes, we’re all going to be posting on multiple platforms for a while. Twitter is no long dominant and it’s not bouncing back. Threads is connected to Instagram which is owned by Facebook, who has resources to back it while it grows.
Nothing on the net stays still for long. Embrace the change and chaos!