It’s still too complicated for the layperson to have to navigate. Anything beyond “I have one login at one site that everyone else has” is too much for most.
Yeah but they and their friends can “do it together” and/or they’re seeing tens of millions of people do it overnight. It’s just kind of a “I want to be a part of it” effect in some ways, whether they feel strongly about it or not. I’m sure there’s a more proper term for it.
Yeah, that’s basically it. Except I wouldn’t describe FOMO is “what are they saying about me over there?“ FOMO is more the fear of missing out on a shared experience. but yeah, herd mentality and FOMO, that sounds about right. 
I don’t understand why someone would choose threads over mastadon, where they could have all the dunking with none of the enshittening.
It’s still too complicated for the layperson to have to navigate. Anything beyond “I have one login at one site that everyone else has” is too much for most.
My grandma put electrical tape over the blinking 12:00 on the vcr she still uses. She’s not ready for 2 factor authentication.
I mean, it is annoying to have to reset the clock every time the power fails. No clock, no problem!
Mastodon is the least like that of them though
Yeah but they and their friends can “do it together” and/or they’re seeing tens of millions of people do it overnight. It’s just kind of a “I want to be a part of it” effect in some ways, whether they feel strongly about it or not. I’m sure there’s a more proper term for it.
It’s a mix between heard mentally (well, all my friends are on it) and FOMO (what are they saying about me over there?)
Yeah, that’s basically it. Except I wouldn’t describe FOMO is “what are they saying about me over there?“ FOMO is more the fear of missing out on a shared experience. but yeah, herd mentality and FOMO, that sounds about right. 
Nobody chose threads. It just got shoved down their throats.
Also, Mastadon doesn’t have the same marketing these companies do.