I mean maybe, but I can't help to feel a little like this is optimistic speculation, while I've read very well-written arguments for blocking threads.net that seem less (albeit still) speculative. I just don't want to lose what we have, and if we really want to keep growing then we can do so without Meta.

[–] eu8@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

and if we really want to keep growing then we can do so without Meta.

No we cannot. This website is barely usable. The average person doesn't want to use lemmy. They want to hear what their favorite musicians and athletes are up to. They want to use a service that has a massive user base so they can learn new things from experts in various niche fields, etc. They don't want to go to a website with 1000 people who all share the same unpopular political views.

By joining with threads, we make it easier for this average person to switch over to lemmy or mastadon. There is literally no downside to federating with them. They can't shut down smaller instances.