Threads

5 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 4 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Aug 15, 2023 by Einar Vollset · said 23 times in 2 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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Aug 15, 2023 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Volset: Threads will not outcompete Twitter unless Musk ruins it himself
“Do I think it's likely to outcompete Twitter? No. I think Elon is more likely to ruin Twitter himself than Threads is to outcompete.”
Einar Vollset Aug 15, 2023 ▶ 14:42 Episode 674 | SparkToro Pays Back Investors, When to Raise Fundin...
Dec 17, 2024 bearish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2027
Vollset predicts Bluesky will fail to gain lasting traction within three years
“No. I think it's just a hissy fit to a degree. Like, and I feel like, you know, it's been that, like there's been threads was kind of the same.”
Einar Vollset Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 5:52 Episode 744 | Bluesky, TinySeed is Raising, YC Backs Competitors,...
Dec 17, 2024 bearish
Opinion
Osborn argues Threads has missed its opportunity as users grow frustrated
“I think folks are so fed up with the threads that I feel like they've kind of missed the boat, so to speak.”
Tracy Osborn Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 12:25 Episode 744 | Bluesky, TinySeed is Raising, YC Backs Competitors,...
Dec 17, 2024 negative
Opinion
Walling argues the Threads feed is entirely algorithmic outrage and engagement bait
“It's just too algorithmically driven. Everything is engagement-based. All the posts you see is like people being angry”
Rob Walling Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 12:51 Episode 744 | Bluesky, TinySeed is Raising, YC Backs Competitors,...
Dec 17, 2024 bullish
Prediction Open · timeframe Dec 2027
Osborn predicts Bluesky will grow and achieve lasting traction within three years
“I would bet so. Like I could be wrong, but it feels like in terms of the herd instinct of folks and the herd instinct of tech press and whatnot, there's more now than there was when Mastodon and Threads and everything else launched a few years ago, including B…”
Tracy Osborn Dec 17, 2024 ▶ 9:07 Episode 744 | Bluesky, TinySeed is Raising, YC Backs Competitors,...
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