It’s much more civilized on here. I am no longer active on the bird app because it feels so toxic there.
I only jump on it to check breaking news trends. I fear news organizations stay on Twitter because of the algorithm, and the nature of news in turn gets warped by it.
There was an even bigger difference in the comments received. All on Threads and all but one here were positive, constructive, or neutral (one person was just being a jerk, not a troll). Only 18% on X were positive or neutral. The rest were negative, many highly so.
This doesn't surprise me at all. On Twitter I either don't interact because I'm expecting to get a shitty response, or I don't interact because it's a marketing tool and posting random thoughts on random subjects is Bad For Your Brand. I like it better here.
The attention grabber for me is, "...why wouldn't you want warmer weather in the northern regions?"
(Later that same century the "Bread Basket" blows away in violent dust storms.)
This is consistent with my experiences these days as well. Much more engagement here, and feels like it is more worth my time when half the replies on Twitter are obvious scams and bots.
