I don’t think I’ve ever heard somebody mention the great discussion they had on Instagram, or the community they found or what they learned, or or or. The idea that that forum and this one have enough shared aspirations to make bridging them worthwhile seems pretty tenuous to me.
@mhoye I don't use Ig much but I have a different perception of it. My wife has found community around dollhouse miniatures on Instagram; she's made close friends and learns techniques from process videos that other miniaturists post. I think there's a phenomenon of vertical-oriented alt accounts, which makes these communities less legible from any particular "main account" timeline.
@tim @mhoye Similarly, I don't use IG, but my wife does, and she has indicated that there are a number of pretty tight-knit communities there that she's involved in that have significant discussion. However, IG isn't really a very good tool for that purpose, so that's likely part of the rationale for Threads.
