4 hours a night on weekdays, 8 on weekends? That’s a hell of a maintenance routine

Yeah, I don’t agree with that. It just doesn’t stop anyone from using either platform.

It is completely inevitable that Meta will add Threads-exclusive functionality that is not compatible with ActivityPub, funnelling users into their own walled garden.

Defederating from Threads makes sense. Defederating transitively from anything federated with Threads ends in one of two ways: your instance shrivels up and dies, or you successfully kill Threads. Not particularly good odds. You can’t compete with Meta, you can only try to maintain your independence and value as an independent platform.

Nothing is forced on anyone. The user can choose a different instance that does federate with Threads, and still participate in the first instance.

“natural selection” in this context is unregulated capitalism and ends in Meta owning you. No, don’t “let it.” Maintain boundaries between the free and open internet and that governed by corporate interests.