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by Pxtl 590 days ago
The loudest complaint I see about threads (lack of hyperlinks) doesn't apply there. Also, Threads seems covered in growth-hacking dark patterns, like the notification/activity screen being flooded with "picked for you".

edit: my big worry about BSky is the lack of any coherent monetization plan. This isn't community-funded stuff like Mastodon, it's VC-funded software - there will be a need for revenue at some point and then what happens?
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consumer451 590 days ago
> my big worry about BSky is the lack of any coherent monetization plan.

That's a reasonable concern. I assumed there would be ads at some point, but that's not the way that they are going for now.

> we will begin developing a subscription model for features like higher quality video uploads or profile customizations like colors and avatar frames.

https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-24-2024-series-a

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threeseed 590 days ago
> notification/activity screen being flooded with "picked for you"

Strange. Have been on Threads since launch and have never seen this.

Nor have I seen any growth-hacking dark patterns other than the For You algorithm pushing high-engagement content which they've said they are sorting out. But a lot of this is because Threads has the legacy of being built on Instagram.

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Pxtl 590 days ago
It mostly seemed to happen on the web client - I tend to avoid "apps" I'd click the "heart" to check my notifications and it would be just a firehose of "picked for you" streaming in. Also iirc it launched without a chronological feed.
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