Why Threads was Doomed to Fail
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@denishclarke4470
9 ай бұрын
Eventually, both will loose
@shanefife5639
9 ай бұрын
Elon is about 50 lbs heavier than Zuck. And Elon fought off his bullies in grade school. I think Elon would win.
@scientificapproach6578
9 ай бұрын
Musk if he trains
@tau-5794
9 ай бұрын
Zuck will transform into a 10 foot crocodile monster and rip Musk to shreds, it isn't fair.
@Tairex777
8 ай бұрын
lemmy and mastodon would win
Threads may actually be the best advertisement for twitter.
@SwaggerjackProductions
9 ай бұрын
😂
@moneyglitch69
9 ай бұрын
lol but this is actually working for twitter
@Yosolo831
9 ай бұрын
For X*
@startrakambassador3632
9 ай бұрын
@@moneyglitch69not anymore
@LiveLXStudios
9 ай бұрын
That’s a cope, lol
1. Boring 2. Copycat 3. Forced connect with IG account 4. Facebook has bad reputation of censorship, we can’t expect Threads will be better than FB. So why should we need another FB?
@Jin88866
9 ай бұрын
The forced connection to IG reminds me of Google+ and KZread a few years ago. It was so annoying seeing social network comments instead of top rated comments under videos lol
@nobad6843
9 ай бұрын
Ghas meta raped u? The censorship thing is common in all apps
@SaiKumar-qs9ly
9 ай бұрын
I dont see threads as fb. Its just like surfing instagram. I dont feel fresh in threads, it feels like the same pattern and its kinda boring. Thats why i stopped using threads.
@churblefurbles
9 ай бұрын
Worse than just censorship, they would demand government ID to unlock accounts, and you know they would find a reason.
@orphancripler
9 ай бұрын
Censorship was the main reason why I refused to even install it, I like using Facebook but the censoring is horrible, is not "You ain't allowed to be racist" level, it goes above and beyond, I got banned once from Facebook by pointing out at someone's nationality because fb deemed it as harassment. Even if threads gets all of Twitter features and more, there will be no reason to use it due to the censorship.
Absolutely ridiculous that you lose your Instagram account if you delete Threads. That’s an absolutely BS move.
@elck3
9 ай бұрын
It’s a Zuck move through and through
I've been getting used with companies using my data, but META level of data farming is quite shocking.
@nightking8490
9 ай бұрын
Their shamelessness is quite shocking
@nobad6843
9 ай бұрын
Lol all companies are equal….no one is saint…exactly same
@octobersky9639
9 ай бұрын
@@nobad6843Nope. Not all companies are equal just as no human being is same.
@drewh3224
9 ай бұрын
Meta data collecting is to the level that it is immeasurable and thick skinned. I dropped them all!
@SGN30
9 ай бұрын
Tiktok too 😆
Can't delete Threads without deleting preexisting Instagram account?!! Thats such a scammy move. Zuck at his best as usual 🙄
@asdfasdfasdf4746
9 ай бұрын
Only reason someone would want to delete a thread is caused they got embarassed about something they posted. Im glad they cant delete it. Let everyone see what they wrote.
@orphancripler
9 ай бұрын
@@asdfasdfasdf4746I remember a while ago reading a weird conversation where at some point the other guy said it would be better for him to delete his account, and he did it after that conversation, not being able to do it without sacrificing something else is bullshit
@Jake.gr2
9 ай бұрын
@@asdfasdfasdf4746the reason I deleted the app is due to the fact that when I scroll it glitches like crazy, why would I need an app that is the exact copy of twitter that just glitches as soon as I opened it.
@MustafaAli-lb8dq
9 ай бұрын
@@orphancriplerI never downloaded Threads. So my Instagram still works. Plus, I use old apk version of Instagram which is a lot better.
@leviwallace9647
9 ай бұрын
@@asdfasdfasdf4746he means the entire app, not just a single thread😂 threads is dead, what a beautiful joke. Haha the twitter killer, really….😂
Anyone who knew about Google plus also knew Threads was doomed from the start. They used the same playbook but took an even worse route on privacy.
@orphancripler
9 ай бұрын
The funny thing about Google+ is that I actually liked the platform, if I remember correctly it used to work the same way Reddit subs and Facebook groups do, with the side effect of being forced to use it to read yt notifications.
My assumption is that many users of the Thread app created their accounts only because of the hype and the fear of missing out. They didn't really enjoyed the app. They just wanted to try it out because it's a new thing. Problem is, because the app is boring, the users just simply stopped using it.
I tried threads for about 20 minutes before deactivating it. In the home feed it was like they were doing their absolute best to show me everything that I would never ever want to see.
Thank you for pointing out the privacy issues. I don't think most people are aware of how much of their life is being sold off. Reminding us over and over is needed.
@nobad6843
9 ай бұрын
Its common in most SMs
@elck3
9 ай бұрын
It’s shocking and disgusting. It’s honestly horrific.
@nate32396
6 ай бұрын
People don’t care. They’ll gladly sell their data to “own Elon”.
Thank you for cutting through the noise and exposing the truth on this mediocre Twitter clone that is a privacy nightmare. ❤️
We need to drag these corporate elites into the streets
@ogge8375
9 ай бұрын
let them fight in the colloseum, they want it - we want it
@SGN30
9 ай бұрын
Including Elon?
@PlasticEARTH
9 ай бұрын
You are jealous 😂😂
@sebastienholmes548
9 ай бұрын
Let them fail.
@fluxonite4254
9 ай бұрын
Never happening. Human beings bow and worship power. You have a better chance of a random homeless person being blamed and attacked.
Avoid using any Meta products !!! No concern for privacy. Irony is that when it comes to the owner he has all privacy in place!!! 🤔
Threads wants way to much information from its users.
@orphancripler
9 ай бұрын
Same company that requests real life documentation in order to give you back your account if something happens. No Mark, I ain't sending you pictures of my driver license to recover my account named Breadwit thBatman.
Politicians need to legislate digital data protection.
The issues with threads is that there is barely any engagement with your audience. it's not that social
What the hell are they even doing? It’s been 23 days and Metas huge engineering team only released a pfp enlargement feature. The Zuck blew this one far too quickly, there should’ve been a massive feature update within a week of launch
Threads is like installing a toilet camera with how much info they gather. Like damn, you already know what I ate thanks to IG😮😅
@Jesssco
9 ай бұрын
Same with google 😂
I think Threads is just something that a huge amount of existing Facebook and Instagram and Twitter users would think of joining, but it will also not retain use simply for being so many users who may not know what they want and may not understand and just want to explore options. Why do people want to say it is such a big deal that users died off early on without giving any comparison to other social media that people easily learned about upon release?
Someone has actually posted something negative about Threads 😳!
At this point I have enough "social media" in my life and I don't need another app. It's just becoming to much.
@mtk3755
9 ай бұрын
It's because most social media are shit. Especially mainstream ones. The ones which are authentic need to be used.
It's not Twitter now.. it's *X* 😂
In a wrestle between this two, I would cheer for the fight itself
On 26 July nobody's using threads 😂
This isn't "Threads is dead", almost all apps lose 90% of their DAUs in the first three days
The account data deletion being strictly connected to Instagram is a big legal bypass IMO, it's basically threatening you to lose your Instagram if you want to get off Threads.
Too much absurd censorship. I got account restricted for joining many groups on facebook and also comment restricted for typing the word dark . I do not want to imagine what can happen on threads .
Zuckerberg bet that privacy farming was going to be the future and people wouldn't care. Wrong bet.
I don't think that many are interested in a Twitter-like app, and those that are, are on Twitter.
it hit 100 million bots i never signed up for it facebook/Instagram just forced it on had to delete my accounts for i felt my privacy was invaded and not only invaded but with out my consent. I later found out Facebook and Instagram does not delete your accounts permanently for shareholders. I also prefer apples security to keeping my date private and safe
Why would you need fingerprints in the metaverse? Think people, think.
@universenerdd
8 ай бұрын
@@kishanram2922🤡🤡🤡
People are getting smarter. Their tolerance for ads, or content that doesn't interest them is getting lower. Threads, youtube shorts, and other apps that push stuff on you, you don't care about are going to fail.
Wouldn't it be nice is the age of social media is on it's way out.
Probably the biggest flop since Google plus... who remember that?
Im betting on Musk. Waiting for that MMA fight soon.
I hate creating my account on threads because now i have an ugly number on my insta ID💀💀💀
It's madness, just to copy, technology is to develop new big thing
They thought they could just "Copy n Paste" twitter and call it a different name but it didnt work out 🤣🤣
@belkYT
9 ай бұрын
Lmaooo fr
@name6953
9 ай бұрын
They didn't just copy and paste Twitter, they stepped on it and watered it down with piss
Month later, who cares about Threads? 😂
Threads was the liberal version of twitter
Threads is deads ☠️
Yeah. Can’t sustain a platform on “not being owned by Elon”.
Threads should re-brand as FEDS
0:10 clip source?
Threads is so boring. People post lame memes and replies with no substance. Plus everyone is playing it safe and no one wants to post hot takes on threads whereas all the interesting opinions and breaking news are still happening on X.
How can an app gather all that sensitive information? Apple is super strict about privacy, shoulders how's it allowing an app to get users biometric data?
@nobad6843
9 ай бұрын
All apps are safe, its just media hate to zuck, and citizens behave like they got raped
This is true journalism, thank you
What do you think I need to know in order to think like you?
Signed up just to see what’s going on there, I left it hanging by a thread and after this video I’ve deleted the app. We have more than enough content from existing apps.
It would hurt Instagram maybe Facebook if the people choose to delete their threads.
I’d say the hype just died. It’s not really dead, as you say. I will say it’s honestly just a cesspool of drama and gossiping. Basically no different than Twitter. Still a waste of time.
@null_spacex
9 ай бұрын
I use it daily and see zero drama O.o it's just tech, art or chess posts for me. Maybe try training your algo and stop interacting with trash.
@Viviko
9 ай бұрын
@@null_spacex what? What did you do? I don’t see anything but Trump, the strike in Hollywood, and anti-business propaganda… which really turns me off because I’m a business owner. Lol. I wouldn’t mind having your feed.
@null_spacex
9 ай бұрын
@@Viviko I don't see any of that. I follow, like and engage with only content I want to see. It's not much effort but after a day or so you can guide the algorithm opposed to just accepting what it gives you.
@Viviko
9 ай бұрын
@@null_spacex I haven’t even liked or replied to anything. I’ve just been scrolling to see what was in it… not impressed.
@null_spacex
9 ай бұрын
@@Viviko that's why. You can't expect it to magically know what you want to see from 100 million users. That's not how an algorithm works. It shows you random popular things until you tell it what you like. So either train it, or stay off because honestly, you're not missing much lol it's a good place to have conversations when you do find the content you want though
Definition of instant gratification
Real reasons: He messed up with undisputed man, Lack of dark mode for Android users, Establishing himself as a copycat representing threads as a joke.
Zucc stole the idea for Facebook from the winklevoss twins.
This is a bit off-topic, but I strongly believe that all of these Internet companies should be required by law to be separate. Investors should only be allowed to own one Internet company, be it Facebook or Google or Instagram or Twitter or any other. This concentration of Internet entities is harmful to free speech, individual rights and eventually democracy itself.
Threds is at a 2.9 rating on the Google Play Store. That's laughable to me. 😂
Excellent news. I'm not that fond of Must, but, I'm less than pleased by Mark's presence. Mark will never succeed in defeating Musk. His greatest project is Facebook, which is almost dead, by now. Instagram and WhatsApp aren't his projects, he bought them, and that's why they are still working.
@nobad6843
9 ай бұрын
Lolololol then what elon has built apart from spacex?🤣
@desprezolorde
9 ай бұрын
@@nobad6843 Of course... _False_ equivalence. Nothing less expected.
@orphancripler
9 ай бұрын
Facebook is far from death, there are way more people using it daily than people using Twitter, is just that its presence in the USA died while the rest of the world uses it way more, specially for marketplace.
@desprezolorde
9 ай бұрын
@@orphancripler I'm not american. Here, Facebook is dead. People use Twitter more because they can freely express their stupidity there. Instagram is popular for the vanity of society, and WhatsApp is still standing because people like their info being sold.
@orphancripler
9 ай бұрын
@@desprezolorde then where are you from? Also, it's not as if Whatsapp was the only one selling your info, it's just the only one people knows about. How do you think most social media stays "free"?
The privacy policy was horrofic
I’m new to this channel, and I loved your video and subbed.
That just seems like a way for people to delete Instagram as well.
@censura1210
8 ай бұрын
I have done exactly that, I deleted instagram too. And will never be back.
Threads is threat for itself.
META works with US intelligence services , anyone who join any META apps basically allow USG to access all their data
Meta is like the Riot games of social media.
Threads will likely copy and eventually mirror Twitter. Expect the next big release to include the desktop which they deliberately left out for the initial release.
Features are so important.
Do not call anything Threads - in the UK it means terror and pain.
Everybody gangsta till zuck rebrands threads to "twitter"
Sensitive info, they left nothing out wtf.
Elon will rip lizard boy apart
I think Musk should "pull out" of the match and have the "size competition" instead. It will save time.
There’s a difference between a trend and something that has solidified itself in society as a form of communication. Thread was a trend. The trend is over. Plain and simple that’s how things are these days. For something to stay you have to make something that has never been seen or used in Tech communication by the public. It’s getting harder and harder to do With apps. Twitter (soon X) is the social media standard. This was a major WIN for Elon musk in his position in the future of technology. Believe it or not. They should not have sold that app. They most likely did it due to all the controversy… that app will be worth more than money can buy in the future of human communication. This is not an exaggeration.
What went wrong? There was nothing new that we have never seen before.
We knew this would happen
Threads is Great, gives direct line to FBI
@alkayes247
9 ай бұрын
😅
@galaxy1234
9 ай бұрын
😂😂
Google Plus 2: The squeakquel.
I wish social media was never invented.
Is Pinterest still going?
ColdFusion made the wrong prediction once again.
What I dont like about threads is somebody who I dont fucking know suddenly appear in my timeline, and most of them are just posting semi-naked stupid dancing videos. I uninstalled it immediately.
Happy to say I never touched it.
When I saw the amount of data collected I just gave up 😅
Zuck already had Facebook he should've just took it to what it was back in the day!
Mark copied Snapchat Mark copied Tiktok (Instagram Reels) Mark copied Twitter
Since I do not use a smart phone I will never be able to access Threads on my desktop PC....🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hold up: voice over chick said 100 million users in 5 day What!??
all in on Elon
never had my own Facebook Instagram because i have really friends people in my life
0:55 That is just so cute! 1:49 Living in The Netherlands, I just made a Threads account, without a VPN. Does that mean Threads has since limited the amount of information they gather?
@belkYT
9 ай бұрын
Netherlands (and France) said no to the EU constitution. So they can allow Threads
Thread never made any marketing campaign, it is still not avaible in EU... I believe it is dying rignth now but WILLINGLY. When they'll add the features, be marketed, be availble worldwide, etc. I believe it's gonna come back. I prefer Elon than Zuck, Twitter than Threads but I'm being objective : they didn't even try to make it big yet.
FACEBOOK/INSTAGRAM/THREADS - CENSORS TOO MUCH, Twitter doesn't it.
@Elisboytoy
8 ай бұрын
It does lmaoo.
haha, holy shit, with that kind of personal data that is a freaking person profiler.
Threads is shreds.
Well i mean its from a company that literally just had to pay off 700M to facebook users for privacy drama 🤷♀️. & Lets not even talk about the privacy terms they slap at your face when u open threads LMAO..... Anyone who did go through with threads & used it needs to reconsider life choices 🤷♀️😂
Why would you use a Twitter clone that censors you?
You're good. Fair informative neutral videos w quality narrative and flow. Sub'd.
its boring man its way too censored. I can agree that twitter has a lot of hate but it doesn't matter it makes the app interesting and you can get funny momets out of it. Censorship = boring unfunny app
You guys have to give this video (and ones like it) all the engagement you can. Meta is an awful unoriginal, unethical, greed filled company. Any decline they face is a W for consumers.
Envy kills.
That is way too much information for a goddamn social media app.
I want it to fail. My wishes.