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0 pointscoolandsmartrr2y ago0 comments

Twitter is a much better social network in Japanese than in English. You are more likely to encounter people who want to discuss hobbies than being trolls. I think they'll stick to the end, just like the Titanic.

Making the jump seems a little challenging right now. Some Japanese people have tried Truth Social, even dominating the trends with Japanese keywords. I'm not sure if they'll stick there given its context with American politics.

As Twitter became popular in Japan with the 2011 Earthquake, the migration to Threads might be another earthquake away (which happens often here).[1]

I wonder who will be the core users of Threads in Japan. Twitter was popular among nerdy "Otakus" who often engaged in anime, gaming, or electronics. Facebook/Instagram always tended to be avoided by that demographics. Instead, Instagram in Japan is popular among young women, who post selfies or food pics. However, I'm not sure if they'll be receptive to a text-focused service.

[1] Side-anecdote: Twitter is the best earthquake detector. Whenever you feel a shake, Twitter users will confirm it sooner than traditional news sources.

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Lisieshy2y ago

If you don't know about it, then https://misskey.io/ is an extremely good Twitter alternative that is almost exclusively used by Japanese people. A lot of Japanese artists and others are eager to make the switch from Twitter too.

Also, Twitter isn't the best place to confirm if there is an earthquake anymore, since the website is completely private if you don't have an account. I use https://unnerv.jp/about/more instead now, since it's on Mastodon and can interop with misskey and other fediverse software easily.

GenericDev2y ago

Very interesting! I would like to join, but I need an invite code. Do you know where I can get one of these?

rakoo2y ago

Misskey is one fediverse software that can be used to host any instance. What you're seeing is one such instance. There are hundreds of others: https://www.fediverse.to/search/?sw=misskey

spike0212y ago

For what it's worth, the same friends I refer to on Twitter (Japanese baseball fans and those into cars) are also even more active on Instagram. That's how I found many of them to begin with. I'd say 70/30 split of male/female in my experience at least.

coolandsmartrrOP2y ago

That's interesting! I didn't expect some demographics of Twitter to transition to a photo-centric social network like Instagram. I guess watching baseball is a hobby that happens outside and is suitable for snaps.

Are your friends mostly posting photos of baseball matches?

spike0212y ago

For baseball generally photos of themselves from their seats and then photos of the ballpark/field, so not all that different from American friends on IG. Also sometimes just photos or videos from batting cages or pitching cages.

For cars, typically group touring (basically group caravan drives to various landmarks and other places), photos of the cars with cool views or at interesting places, car shows, club meetings, etc.

lofties2y ago

There’s also a large number of expats/lifers and English speaking Japanese on https://famichiki.jp

Disclaimer: I run this instance

Izikiel432y ago

[1]There is an xkcd for that

https://xkcd.com/723/

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

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Lisieshy2y ago

GenericDev2y ago

Very interesting! I would like to join, but I need an invite code. Do you know where I can get one of these?

rakoo2y ago

Misskey is one fediverse software that can be used to host any instance. What you're seeing is one such instance. There are hundreds of others: https://www.fediverse.to/search/?sw=misskey

spike0212y ago

coolandsmartrrOP2y ago

Are your friends mostly posting photos of baseball matches?

spike0212y ago

For cars, typically group touring (basically group caravan drives to various landmarks and other places), photos of the cars with cool views or at interesting places, car shows, club meetings, etc.

lofties2y ago

There’s also a large number of expats/lifers and English speaking Japanese on https://famichiki.jp

Disclaimer: I run this instance

Izikiel432y ago

[1]There is an xkcd for that

https://xkcd.com/723/

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse