I recently listened to a “tech” podcast host drone on for 45 minutes about the “Elon vs Zuck” cage match and this piece perfectly captures the frothing, screaming stream-of-conciousness in my brain at the thought of seeing another discussion about Twitter vs Threads/Insta/Face/burning-sh*itpile. I felt some small amount of catharsis just from reading.
Key moments pulled from kagi.com
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The author is upset and suspicious of Mark Zuckerberg and his new social media platform Threads.
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The author believes Zuckerberg is not to be trusted given Facebook’s history of data harvesting, privacy violations, and spreading misinformation.
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Facebook bears responsibility for spreading conspiracy theories and radicalizing people.
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The author thinks the positive reception of Threads is likely due to astroturfing and artificial boosting by Zuckerberg.
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Zuckerberg has a long history of unethical behavior and putting profits over people.
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The author worries that Threads will be used to manipulate the 2024 election and spread misinformation.
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The author thinks people are too easily falling for Zuckerberg’s rebranding as a “cool uncle” figure with Threads.
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The author argues that Zuckerberg has not changed and Threads will eventually become just like Facebook.
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The author warns against trusting Zuckerberg and Threads, comparing it to a panther that seems cool at first but will eventually harm people.
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The author believes Zuckerberg’s ultimate goal is to control what information people see online.
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