Hey, I've seen this one

A new Twitter competitor has launched. Yes, another one.

Some thoughts on Threads, the latest Twitter-killer launching today with a flurry of hype:

Maybe I’m wrong and this is the one that will dethrone the bird app, but we went through this with Mastodon. And Substack Notes. And Post. And BlueSky. And…

I could never really get a handle on Mastodon, and I was never invited to BlueSky in the first place, but it’s looking very much like copycat Twitter is as toxic and mob-fueled as OG Twitter. As much as we complain (often with good reason) about the Elons and Zucks of the world, a social network is ultimately as good as its users.

If Threads actually works, I’ll likely join up at some point. But for now I’m taking a wait-and-see approach, and enjoying life without being able to even lurk on Twitter without opening an account.¹