• infotainment@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I love the idea of this, but the only reason I check Instagram is to see what my friends are posting, which I couldn’t do on an alternative, sadly.

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      That really is an issue. Shave your head, put an orange robe on and evangelize… I’ll try to convince as many people as possible in my friends circle!

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        1 year ago

        This is actually why I’m excited for ActivityPub in Threads. I’m hoping that it can function as a gateway drug to the Fediverse.

        “Like Threads? Then continue to follow all your friends there while moving to an ad-free Mastodon client!”

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          Totally, I really wish the panic would die down. I’d love it if I could bring my friends over here, and there’s no way they’re going to do that without something like Threads.

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      1 year ago

      I use Instagram (well, Instander) for the bands I like. I wish I didn’t have to but it’s useful for these reasons. Ditched Facebook but unfortunately can’t loose them both 😤

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      1 year ago

      Same for me. Same with Snap. I’ve never used SnapChat before, but once I actively went to parties it’s impossible to not use it.

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      1 year ago

      This is why I have a barebones Facebook account. Simply so people can reach me that only use that.

      This being said it is also sandboxed into web browsers and I refuse to give them permissions for my phone.