Can't expect one to do all, but one can most certainly do a lot.

The mistake Threads made was keeping it hidden from your following. If I publish a Thread, only those in the immediate vicinity can see it. Engagement there has dwindled down to next to nothing, unless you go all in, and it might help to buy an orange check mark in order to be part of the club as well. Doesn't have that organic feel. And just my opinion.

People wanted a shortform content solution since day one. Someone builds it, but wants to contain all that demand and keep it for themselves.

Of course you'll be lonely on a remote island. Shortform works, elsewhere, because millions of people contributing and browsing is a requirement, and they have that.

I've been talking about building roads and the benefits of sharing the consumer base here for years. If one was to dig through all my comments and posts on this chain, they'd see I predicted situations like SPL's struggle in the DHF several years before it happened, if they understood my words.

People forfeit their HP and accept community tokens instead by delegating/centralizing their stake, for profit now. Setting themselves up for struggles later. Nobody will believe you until it happens and even then, they still won't believe you. Or at least that's how it feels for me.

People have worked hard trying to make the way in much easier. They're slowly learning adding another door to the rest of the world is necessary, and people can use that to come inside as well. Unfortunately I'm convinced they must learn the hard way, on their own.

Dude. I'm tired. Dealing with some life stuff that's pretty heavy. That's where my mind is right now. So if I seem a little prickly, don't worry about that.