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   dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 16:54:51 JST dansup

   Threads named their new Groups feature Loops.

   Curious timing, considering https://loops.video is about to launch.

   Coincidence? I think not.

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     Elena Rossini ⁂ (_elena@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 17:03:46 JST Elena Rossini ⁂

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     @dansup Aw no! 😤

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     Son Link :firedoge: 🐧 (son_link@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 17:16:41 JST Son Link :firedoge: 🐧

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     @dansup TIC TAC

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 19:32:34 JST dansup

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     • Russell Harrower 🎙️

     @russell Why though?

     I'm not competing with Meta or Threads, I'm competing with that kid in their bedroom that wants to be bigger than me, I'm not worried about the status quo

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     Russell Harrower 🎙️ (russell@podcastindex.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 19:32:36 JST Russell Harrower 🎙️

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     @dansup I would have released it before they do

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 19:38:27 JST dansup

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     • Russell Harrower 🎙️

     @russell Only time will tell.

     And when you consider the monetization and garbage mind rot content endemic on TikTok that incentivizes click bait or viral bait content, the real question is what happens when you remove the incentive for influencers

     Are you "left" with the content from regular people like you and me, and if so, isn't that the goal?

     #loops

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     Russell Harrower 🎙️ (russell@podcastindex.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 19:38:28 JST Russell Harrower 🎙️

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     @dansup loops is cool, and I want to use it. Sometimes you throw something out there to see what people think. I guess my question is. Is loops better than TikTok.

     dansup repeated this.
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     Chris 🦑 (sturmsucht@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 19:56:36 JST Chris 🦑

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     • Russell Harrower 🎙️

     @dansup @russell even having professionals on loop for the purpose of sharing their work and connecting with their crowd and not monetizing every post would be a win. just pure ✨human connection✨.

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 08-Oct-2024 20:00:14 JST dansup

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     • Chris 🦑
     • Russell Harrower 🎙️

     @sturmsucht @russell Exactly! And even better, giving the commons the ability to self-host and manage their own connections accordingly!

     We're literally building the best TikTok alternative that you can selfhost, federate, and maintain very easily (and cheaply, 12000 vids at 20MB each can be stored for $5/month with DigitalOcean spaces)