REDWOOD CITY, CA — Scientist Cameron Johnson discovered the cure to cancer this week, but no one saw the information because he posted it on Threads.
Johnson reported being thrilled by his discovery and rushed to share his research with the world, but his paper wasn't viewed by a single person after he posted it on Meta's alternative platform to X.
"I thought at least someone would see it," Johnson said. "I use Threads because I don't like Elon Musk and don't want to support X, but I guess no one is on Threads. The research is ground-breaking…someone needs to see it, but I just can't seem to get the word out."
Johnson said he's spent the better part of his three-decades-long career working to find a cure for cancer and knows his research is airtight, but he worries that if no one sees it, it won't be useful to anyone.
"I thought Threads was big," Johnson said. "I've seen notifications on Instagram that my friends are on Threads, posting stuff. Turns out nobody is actually on there. Too bad. Curing cancer would be great. But I refuse to post it on X. I'm a man of principle."
At publishing time, Johnson said colleagues urged him to reach more people than are on Threads by getting his research findings out to the world via carrier pigeon.
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