[dontknowwhyihn]

This looks like it’s purely about gaming signup metrics for Threads. Make it easy to try, create a huge disincentive to cancel, and suddenly you have a wildly successful, “sticky” app.

[tenpies]

Next step "due to incredibly good reception, we are auto-creating a Thread account for anyone signed up in any of our other platforms - saving our users billions of minutes!".

[happytiger]

Well it seems extremely unlikely to be an oversite I’ll admit. ;)

[paganel]

Similar to the strategy for Google+ back in the day. It didn't work back then, big chances are it won't work now, either.

[dylan604]

Google+ was a product trying to break into a market where the market didn't really need another product. Threads is obviously looking to take up the mantle for where Twitter is dying, and people are actively looking for a Twitter replacement. So comparing Threads to G+ is just not a good comparison.

[metalliqaz]

I read a horror story on Slashdot about a user losing their Gmail account because of some issue on Google+ and that was it for me. I stayed away. My email account was too precious to risk.

[threeseed]

Threads is being bootstrapped off an existing billion user social network and completely aligns to Meta's core values and business model.

It's pretty much the complete opposite of Google+.