- Threads feels a lot like joining Twitter in its early days.
- There are no rules or guidance, while enthusiastic users try to make sense of the platform.
- A lot of its energy comes from people enjoying watching the downfall of Twitter.
I still remember the day I joined Twitter. Fifteen years ago, just a month into my journalism school and by the end of our online journalism module, most of us students had signed up for a Twitter account. It was a cool thing to do. I felt like the coolest kid in the class for being able to grab a Twitter handle with my first name while a number of my classmates struggled to find a handle.
Fifteen years later, Threads, the newest social media platform from Meta, has brought a sense of deja vu. Threads feels like the early days of Twitter. There are no rules, the guidance is vague, and there are a bunch of very enthusiastic users trying to make sense of the platform.
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