@enby_of_the_apocalypse @strathamer That’s OK. I still use Instagram. You don’t have to defend your choices of social network or messenger. It’s a choice only you can make. A lot of people, particularly trans people, have found safety on Mastodon because transphobia is largely unwelcome here. But if Threads is allowed to federate, all their transphobic users and content will now be a part of the fediverse and trans users will be robbed of their choice