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Getting Tangled Up in Threads (wedistribute.org)
submitted 10 months ago by deadsuperhero@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml
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The Fediverse is currently divided over whether or not to block Threads. Here are some of the things people are worried about, some opportunities that might come from it, and what we need to do to prepare.

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[–] density@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

I have actually seen people worrying about the computational burden of handling all the extra data this could produce. I seem to recall someone actually doing back of envelope math and concluding that federation with threads would be cost prohibitive for a lot of instances.

If that is true then the whole debate we are having is irrelevant because federation will basically not be possible for websites which are seemingly being operated without anything resembling a business plan.