People left Facebook and joined Twitter because it’s a pared down version of Facebook with less fluff. Now Threads is a pared down Twitter with less bullshit and fluff (and is actually usable). The fact that Meta made Threads is only relevant because it gives Threads a legitimacy to the average end user that Mastodon doesn’t. People weren’t leaving Facebook because Meta owned it, so there’s no reason for them to care that Meta runs Threads. If Elon didn’t buy Twitter and turn it into a shitshow, Threads would have been DOA.
People left Facebook and joined Twitter because it’s a pared down version of Facebook with less fluff. Now Threads is a pared down Twitter with less bullshit and fluff (and is actually usable). The fact that Meta made Threads is only relevant because it gives Threads a legitimacy to the average end user that Mastodon doesn’t. People weren’t leaving Facebook because Meta owned it, so there’s no reason for them to care that Meta runs Threads. If Elon didn’t buy Twitter and turn it into a shitshow, Threads would have been DOA.