[hewlett]

> My guess is not, network effect is extremely strong.

100 million users in less than a week

[J78GR_55]

This might be how they got to that number so fast: https://mastodon.social/@Some_Emo_Chick/110682943142004251

[hewlett]

I also got a prompt to follow accounts that didn't exist yet, but my follow request was approved only after these users joined the platform. There's no proof these accounts were included in usercount estimates

[ahahahahah]

What a dumb conspiracy. Like they just picked what? 1 in 20 or so of their Instagram accounts to get this "shadow account"? Or could it be exactly what the app says when you encounter that, that the follow request will be sent when that user opens a threads account?

[episteme]

It clearly says when you sign up that you will follow these people when they join threads. There is no evidence that these 'shadow' accounts are being included in the metrics before people sign up.

[oneTbrain23]

There are millions of fake account over at FB. There are multiple duolicates of accounts too. I personally had near 20+ FB accounts. Believing Threads having 100mil in such a short time especially back by a company that famously need billions of accounts to be valued in billions, is like believing Libra will be the next bitcoin.

[yodsanklai]

People trying Threads isn't the same things are people leaving Twitter.

[gremlinsinc]

Not necessarily, I'm in both - hedging my bets. Whichever gets me better/more engagement, this is the platform I will stick with. I'm not fond of either CEO, but Elon keeps coming off more and more as a psychotic narcissist, and I find myself rooting for Threads over Twitter for that reason alone. He needs a big L to gain some humility.