And with Threads Algorithm controlling what you see, it's not even clear that subscribing would show you them. This is a much more meaningful decision for the Mastodon instances.

[–] billstickers@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are you on about? Thread’s algorithm only affects what you see in the threads app home page. If they federate fully/properly it’ll operate no different than mastodon does now.

[–] Zaktor@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yes, I'm talking about what Threads users may see. It's not clear how the Threads Algorithm will evaluate and prioritize showing Mastodon toots, but even less clear how it will prioritize message-board-like Lemmy content. It may not ever show them because it's very possible it will either filter or devalue non-microblogging post types to fit with its native format. Whether or not they technically Federate is only half the question because they have the Algorithm deciding what you actually see.

[–] billstickers@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Okay. The person you replied to was talking about subscribing to a threads user in Lemmy.