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   Greg Pak (gregpak@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 13:26:39 JST Greg Pak

   so yeah threads is bad

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     thatdosbox (thatdosbox@mstdn.ca)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 13:26:37 JST thatdosbox

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     @gregpak PSA - it appears deleting your account also deletes the linked insta account: https://mellified.men/@mark/110665001282079122

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     Greg Pak (gregpak@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 13:26:38 JST Greg Pak

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     Fundamentally, the awful algorithmic feed packed with people I don't know talking nonsense feels like I've been shoved against my will into a giant party where a bunch of strangers are shouting at me for my attention. I'm just looking for my friends, who periodically flash by, but I have to wade through throngs to see them for even an instant. And when I get out, I find out my wallet and keys have been stolen with my ID and all my private info.

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     Greg Pak (gregpak@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 13:26:38 JST Greg Pak

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     Basically I'm saying it feels like it was created without any care for the actual users. We're just enticed in to be fleeced. It feels entirely extractive.

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     Greg Pak (gregpak@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 06-Jul-2023 13:26:38 JST Greg Pak

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     Possibly or even probably, once people are following enough friends, the algorithmic feed may calm down enough to feel worthwhile, showing you just enough of your actual friends' posts to keep you visiting. But I feel like in these early minutes, we're looking into its soul, into its true function, into what it wants and needs us to do when we're there, and it feels bad.

     Tobias Hellgren repeated this.