I agree that it's a loud minority complaining about Threads but that loud minority is quite powerful in the Mastodon community.
I think the "embrace, extend, and extinguish" fear is hilarious. The Fediverse is tiny and useless to Meta. Threads as a really crappy Twitter clone is just launched and many times the size of the Fediverse. By federating, they're losing algorithmic control and monetization possibilities. Honestly, I think it's just a "do good" afterthought for the sake of PR.
Facebook has acquired smaller competitors in the past. Where it hasn't been able to acquire, it's federated: you might remember that Facebook used to federate with MySpace.
> I agree that it's a loud minority complaining about Threads but that loud minority is quite powerful in the Mastodon community.
That “loud minority” is largely composed of sociopolitical minorities. To the extent that they're powerful on the Fediverse, it's because the Fediverse is a place run by and for them.
I think the "embrace, extend, and extinguish" fear is hilarious. The Fediverse is tiny and useless to Meta. Threads as a really crappy Twitter clone is just launched and many times the size of the Fediverse. By federating, they're losing algorithmic control and monetization possibilities. Honestly, I think it's just a "do good" afterthought for the sake of PR.