I enjoy the idea of Elon Musk melting down over Thread's usership numbers but other than that...meh? As I said the other day to a co-worker, I already have enough platforms in my life. I am trying to spend less time staring at a screen, not more.
Gotcha on all of it. You spend all of your time trying to build likes and followers, only to see your posts sent to the same 36 people as the algorithm throttles the rest. I'm on social media far more than I care to think, and while I also joined Threads, I find myself backing away from it more and more because the reach is just not there. At least on Substack you get a pretty good idea of who is reading your work and how or if they're responding, although Notes also feels pretty closed off to everyone who doesn't subscribe to you.
I wish more people would hit the like button and the comment button. It's a small bit of validation for the work we put into this.
Two more comments:, Threads just seems like the latest salvo in the ongoing Zuckerberg-Musk catfight, which I've started calling the Blade Runner version of an episode of Dallas or Dynasty ('80s versions, not the remakes).
Re: The Bear. Best show on TV I've seen all year (sorry, Succession and Barry). I'm almost willing to give it the crown, although my favorite of the last two seasons (Reservation Dogs) is coming back next month for its third and final go-round.
I enjoy the idea of Elon Musk melting down over Thread's usership numbers but other than that...meh? As I said the other day to a co-worker, I already have enough platforms in my life. I am trying to spend less time staring at a screen, not more.
Gotcha on all of it. You spend all of your time trying to build likes and followers, only to see your posts sent to the same 36 people as the algorithm throttles the rest. I'm on social media far more than I care to think, and while I also joined Threads, I find myself backing away from it more and more because the reach is just not there. At least on Substack you get a pretty good idea of who is reading your work and how or if they're responding, although Notes also feels pretty closed off to everyone who doesn't subscribe to you.
I wish more people would hit the like button and the comment button. It's a small bit of validation for the work we put into this.
Two more comments:, Threads just seems like the latest salvo in the ongoing Zuckerberg-Musk catfight, which I've started calling the Blade Runner version of an episode of Dallas or Dynasty ('80s versions, not the remakes).
Re: The Bear. Best show on TV I've seen all year (sorry, Succession and Barry). I'm almost willing to give it the crown, although my favorite of the last two seasons (Reservation Dogs) is coming back next month for its third and final go-round.
Hope you're having a nice weekend.
I feel this! I actually made an Instagram account so that I could sign up for Threads and then immediately... felt overwhelmed and logged off?
RIP the Other Two. What a spark of joy it was when we needed it most.