Comparing the Fediverse to a mall that needs "anchor stores" also falls flat on its face, when we're talking about the digital equivalent of a Walmart, and we know what the effects of a Walmart are on the other smaller stores in the area
The only strong argument I've seen in favor of #Meta's #Threads is that it could make things more accessible to the mainstream crowd and the marginalized
Some people don't see that as a positive, but I don't necessarily have anything against it (yet)