I still don’t understand what inherent appeal Bluesky has. Is it the familiarity? Maybe the delusional belief that corporations are the designated social media providers?
You don’t have to pick a server. You don’t have to pick a software (i.e Mastodon, Misskey, Chrrypick, etc). All likes and comments are actually shown when you view posts. When you search for something it actually comes up with results. It offers algorithms which believe it or not is a feature people want.
You don’t need to choose a server with bsky, that’s it. It’s just one big blob of everyone where no one really cares what kind of content or how often you post.
With Mastodon, you need to pick a server, and then there’s funny things like “oh, you haven’t posted for a while, we’re blocking your account” or concerns that the server you chose may decide you’re not fitting. That and mastodon.social wasn’t available to register for a while as I recall.
Add to that the fact that your instance may not be federated with whoever you’re trying to share stuff to. Meanwhile with bsky it’s just “do you have bsky yes or no”.
People care about ease of use way more than whether it’s corporate or not.
It’s instance specific. I’ve had a semi abandoned account in one of the NSFW instances since 2022, posted one or two comments, forgot it, remembered about it in 2024 and still logged in.
I know some instances will cull accounts that are 6+ months old with 0 posts, but that’s a different thing, too.
Disclaimer- I’m pretty new here.
Just closed my account on blueshit again. Its getting worse and worse in my opinion. Massive echo chamber of US phsycosis- Mirror of X. Havent learned a single thing, entirely humourless. The only reason I keep trying again is for 2 accounts and one has disappeared. Anonymous is the remaining one.
Closed mastadon too as i found myself looking at Lemmie first and spending longer lurking and clicking thru to links way, way more.
It’s about content really I suppose. Little effort equals little reward but thats people for you I guess.
I’m not looking for agreement but knowledge, info, perspective, open-mindedness & entertainment beyond US fluff.
I have hope for Lemmie but can see much room for improvement, growth or development
I closed my account soon after I made one, for parallel reasons that you described here. I liked it for a short while because I am apart of the internet art community but it became an echo chamber too quickly. Lot’s of AI dumping and and memification, cringey “We are warriors/witches they couldn’t burn/etc”, no fruitful discussion or organizing for the US peeps, shaming those who aren’t doing exactly what someone else is doing, inner fighting, you name it. I think I just got on the wrong feed but it was pretty miserable and I ended up going back to forums for niche topics and then use lemmy and mastodon for general stuff. I’m waiting for the bubble to burst at some point.
I kept on breaking it too because of the limited number of good accounts to follow. I suppose that was my method- Not following larger accounts because of ppl reposting their stuff all the time so there’s really no need.
No place for the interesting smaller accounts tbh. Probably something something algorithm. I did like Mastodon much more than Bluesky in terms of content and variety. US still doesn’t get there’s a whole world out there.
Thanks for replying :)
Its unfortunate; I speak as a US-ian and the way we make echo chambers rather quickly is not only surprising but annoying. Like I have to make a solid effort to go beyond my enclosure and find more global media and people from all over, because if I’m not careful I’ll accidentally end up in one of the US bubbles and practically have start over to refresh it. One of the best parts of some of the communities I’m in is that they tend to be global, so I at least have that edge but I know for some it can be difficult for users to reach beyond what they know. They just tend to assume everyone they talk to is american.
Well put and I’m sure you directly benefit from your effort. Its not always easy in terms of peer groups is it?
Ironically I went to try and follow you before realising thats not possible here- Right there is a real difference between here and mastodon et al… So its about “topic” rather than ppl- Interesting… So now I need to reactivate Mastodon to stay connected with you.
I was using openvibe but there’s only options for BS, Mast & Nostre- was disappointed i couldn’t include Lemmie. There’s potential in this and seems a better fit to include Mastodon with Lemmie rather than Bluesky but thats probably my bias at work??? ;)
@Vimana@pinkfluffywolfie I think the appeal is other people who use Bluesky. High-profile Europeans want to interact with their peers from US. These are more likely to be on Bluesky than or Mastodon. (I don’t say there are no US people here, just fewer of the high-profile ones).
Plus, an obvious one for an institution: More European citizens use Bluesky than Mastodon at this point.
Having said that, I agree: FFS, the institutions should lead. At least post across platforms, including fedi.
You’re right of course and that’s understandable… For me thought, its always quality over quantity. Cant get away from its familiarity to those who were part of the Xodus
It has Democrat toxicity instead of Republican toxicity. And no Elon Musk. Which is like cleaner and often less stupid, sure, but for a european not very relevant.
And something something protocol cool cool much. Compared to Mastodon, it has similar algorithmic feeds that Twitter has, which depending on your viewpoint makes it just as bad as Twitter or just as useful as Twitter. This + lack of masses leads to nothing ever happening in Mastodon, or at least that it seems like it. In contrast, those algorithmic toxic wastelands like Twitter, Bluesky and Facebook especially always have something “new” happening in them. Even if it’s just AI slop, the dumb part of your brain gets happy about it.
I still don’t understand what inherent appeal Bluesky has. Is it the familiarity? Maybe the delusional belief that corporations are the designated social media providers?
You don’t have to pick a server. You don’t have to pick a software (i.e Mastodon, Misskey, Chrrypick, etc). All likes and comments are actually shown when you view posts. When you search for something it actually comes up with results. It offers algorithms which believe it or not is a feature people want.
You don’t need to choose a server with bsky, that’s it. It’s just one big blob of everyone where no one really cares what kind of content or how often you post.
With Mastodon, you need to pick a server, and then there’s funny things like “oh, you haven’t posted for a while, we’re blocking your account” or concerns that the server you chose may decide you’re not fitting. That and mastodon.social wasn’t available to register for a while as I recall.
Add to that the fact that your instance may not be federated with whoever you’re trying to share stuff to. Meanwhile with bsky it’s just “do you have bsky yes or no”.
People care about ease of use way more than whether it’s corporate or not.
Never heard of any mastodon instance doing that
I’ve had my accounts blocked like that a few times when Mastodon was relatively new. I guess it’s an instance-specific thing?
I don’t remember the exact instance any more, since I never went back there, but mastodon.social doesn’t seem to do that.
It’s instance specific. I’ve had a semi abandoned account in one of the NSFW instances since 2022, posted one or two comments, forgot it, remembered about it in 2024 and still logged in.
I know some instances will cull accounts that are 6+ months old with 0 posts, but that’s a different thing, too.
It’s easy to use
Disclaimer- I’m pretty new here. Just closed my account on blueshit again. Its getting worse and worse in my opinion. Massive echo chamber of US phsycosis- Mirror of X. Havent learned a single thing, entirely humourless. The only reason I keep trying again is for 2 accounts and one has disappeared. Anonymous is the remaining one. Closed mastadon too as i found myself looking at Lemmie first and spending longer lurking and clicking thru to links way, way more. It’s about content really I suppose. Little effort equals little reward but thats people for you I guess. I’m not looking for agreement but knowledge, info, perspective, open-mindedness & entertainment beyond US fluff. I have hope for Lemmie but can see much room for improvement, growth or development
I closed my account soon after I made one, for parallel reasons that you described here. I liked it for a short while because I am apart of the internet art community but it became an echo chamber too quickly. Lot’s of AI dumping and and memification, cringey “We are warriors/witches they couldn’t burn/etc”, no fruitful discussion or organizing for the US peeps, shaming those who aren’t doing exactly what someone else is doing, inner fighting, you name it. I think I just got on the wrong feed but it was pretty miserable and I ended up going back to forums for niche topics and then use lemmy and mastodon for general stuff. I’m waiting for the bubble to burst at some point.
I kept on breaking it too because of the limited number of good accounts to follow. I suppose that was my method- Not following larger accounts because of ppl reposting their stuff all the time so there’s really no need. No place for the interesting smaller accounts tbh. Probably something something algorithm. I did like Mastodon much more than Bluesky in terms of content and variety. US still doesn’t get there’s a whole world out there. Thanks for replying :)
Its unfortunate; I speak as a US-ian and the way we make echo chambers rather quickly is not only surprising but annoying. Like I have to make a solid effort to go beyond my enclosure and find more global media and people from all over, because if I’m not careful I’ll accidentally end up in one of the US bubbles and practically have start over to refresh it. One of the best parts of some of the communities I’m in is that they tend to be global, so I at least have that edge but I know for some it can be difficult for users to reach beyond what they know. They just tend to assume everyone they talk to is american.
Well put and I’m sure you directly benefit from your effort. Its not always easy in terms of peer groups is it? Ironically I went to try and follow you before realising thats not possible here- Right there is a real difference between here and mastodon et al… So its about “topic” rather than ppl- Interesting… So now I need to reactivate Mastodon to stay connected with you. I was using openvibe but there’s only options for BS, Mast & Nostre- was disappointed i couldn’t include Lemmie. There’s potential in this and seems a better fit to include Mastodon with Lemmie rather than Bluesky but thats probably my bias at work??? ;)
@Vimana @pinkfluffywolfie I think the appeal is other people who use Bluesky. High-profile Europeans want to interact with their peers from US. These are more likely to be on Bluesky than or Mastodon. (I don’t say there are no US people here, just fewer of the high-profile ones).
Plus, an obvious one for an institution: More European citizens use Bluesky than Mastodon at this point.
Having said that, I agree: FFS, the institutions should lead. At least post across platforms, including fedi.
You’re right of course and that’s understandable… For me thought, its always quality over quantity. Cant get away from its familiarity to those who were part of the Xodus
It’s simple kinda - one has a marketing team. Lots of wonders the power of spin and hype can do for you.
It has Democrat toxicity instead of Republican toxicity. And no Elon Musk. Which is like cleaner and often less stupid, sure, but for a european not very relevant.
And something something protocol cool cool much. Compared to Mastodon, it has similar algorithmic feeds that Twitter has, which depending on your viewpoint makes it just as bad as Twitter or just as useful as Twitter. This + lack of masses leads to nothing ever happening in Mastodon, or at least that it seems like it. In contrast, those algorithmic toxic wastelands like Twitter, Bluesky and Facebook especially always have something “new” happening in them. Even if it’s just AI slop, the dumb part of your brain gets happy about it.