If you think Threads is better cuz of federation then you’d love Mastodon. It’s basically federated Twitter with double the word limit and more QoL features than Threads.
But yeah, Threads started as a seized opportunity after the whole X thing happened and people were looking to migrate off the platform. Meta basically tried to offer its own Twitter to syphon users into its own ecosystem.
I’m going to assume they are referring to Meta (FaceBook)'s Threads program that has recently been slated for fediverse integration. https://fortune.com/2023/07/06/mark-zuckerberg-replacing-metaverse-with-twitter-killer-threads-fediverse/
My 2¢ is that, while I don’t care for the mega corpos tainting my beloved fediverse, I very much see this move as an example of how companies must “adapt or die” in action. Given Meta’s track record with trying to get a foot in the door of the next big thing, I’m dubious toward their success but wish them well, as more decentralization is always welcome. Threads may fail but its users may find they like this whole “federated instances” thing, speeding up adoption.
That all said, Threads (and Instagram) are slated to be on boarded into the same ActivityPub protocol that Lemmy, Kbin, and Mastodon all use and share. So, end of the day, by default we WILL be interacting with Threads users the same way we on Lemmy currently interact with Kbin or Mastodon users.
The same freedoms and limitations of federation are and will be available to use as before. At least in the short term future.
Hasn’t Bill made claims on previous PPshows that he’s acquainted with Ryan? Why would he ask Larry how Ryan is, interpersonally?
Solid write up, Chives.
76mil… original float size at time of Jan 2021 sneeze.
I’ve picked up on this, too, and also wonder if there’s any significance toward it.
I won’t give a specific solution.
What works for you ultimately depends on you; be it intermittent fasting, OMAD, cutting sugar and/or salt, simply eating less, working out, a combination of the previously mentioned, etc. but what I feel allowed me to actually lose weight (~50 pounds so far) was accepting that – whatever you end up doing – it’s not temporary. It’s a lifestyle change. You’re just going to regain that weight if you return to the habits that brought you there in the first place.
Mentally, I also approached it as “one step at a time”. Weight fluctuates for all sorts of reasons be it water intake, you just ate, etc. I didn’t get discouraged as I saw the number go up and down a few pounds here and there, but continued to view every few pounds as a milestone worth celebrating (not with a cheat day, mind you). The general trend kept going down, I was getting and remaining healthy, and that’s all I really cared about.