Threads named their new Groups feature Loops.

[dansup@mastodon.social]

Threads named their new Groups feature Loops.

Curious timing, considering https://loops.video is about to launch.

Coincidence? I think not.

[_elena@mastodon.social]

@dansup Aw no!

[son_link@mastodon.social]

@dansup TIC TAC

[russell@podcastindex.social]

@dansup I would have released it before they do

[dansup@mastodon.social]

@russell Why though?

I'm not competing with Meta or Threads, I'm competing with that kid in their bedroom that wants to be bigger than me, I'm not worried about the status quo

[russell@podcastindex.social]

@dansup loops is cool, and I want to use it. Sometimes you throw something out there to see what people think. I guess my question is. Is loops better than TikTok.

[dansup@mastodon.social]

@russell Only time will tell.

And when you consider the monetization and garbage mind rot content endemic on TikTok that incentivizes click bait or viral bait content, the real question is what happens when you remove the incentive for influencers

Are you "left" with the content from regular people like you and me, and if so, isn't that the goal?

#loops

[sturmsucht@mastodon.social]

@dansup @russell even having professionals on loop for the purpose of sharing their work and connecting with their crowd and not monetizing every post would be a win. just pure human connection.

[dansup@mastodon.social]

@sturmsucht @russell Exactly! And even better, giving the commons the ability to self-host and manage their own connections accordingly!

We're literally building the best TikTok alternative that you can selfhost, federate, and maintain very easily (and cheaply, 12000 vids at 20MB each can be stored for $5/month with DigitalOcean spaces)