Threads is starting to replace X/Twitter

The launch of the social network Threads has been interesting to watch. It gained huge traction initially, then dropped off sharply, and now is climbing again. While I don’t have access to the real numbers, it feels a lot like going through the “Gartner Hype Cycle”, seen here:

It had the quick rise, the quick fall, and now it’s working up the “Slope of Enlightenment”.

David Berkowitz

Much of my opinion on that comes from a recent article from David Berkowitz where he said about his decision to move to Threads (@dberkowitz):

“It’s only been the past week where I started to be comfortable calling the platform X. “It’ll always be Twitter to me,” thought I. But then, I accepted that it isn’t Twitter anymore. Twitter had to feel like an ex before I could call it X”

Walt Mossberg

Walt Mossberg also has left X/Twitter for Threads (@mossbergwalt), with this reasoning:

“The reason to quit Twitter (X) isn’t that it’s apparently collapsing financially, or killing important features. It’s a moral and ethical issue. Not only are Nazis…