I feel it has a far more strategic plan with substance and history behind it but we see that differently obviously.
To "why not stay on Threads then"?
If Threads implements ActiivtyPub fully and interoperably - then they are a 1st class member of the open social web -- a big IF.
But even so: there is a benefit from moving them off of closed, commercial silos over to Mastodon and others that have things like zero ad tracking, less or no algorithms, far, far better privacy, etc.
#callingOut to my fellow fedizens:
Does anyone know where to find some decent, usefule SVG title screens for video creation? For the "intro screen"?
Ideally public domain, but must allow for use with publicly shared videos. And I don't want a © mark on the opening picture, obviously.
To give you an idea of the intended use, here's the link to my travel channel https://libre.video/video-channels/travel_izzy and my scuba channel https://libre.video/video-channels/scuba_izzy New videos in the make for the former currently…
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