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Current Events » Bluesky now is #2 social app in US and Canada, #3 in UK.
Stagmar posted...
Youd think that would be the case, but 1 follower sits there mocking me.

You sure it's blocked and not just muted? If so it could be a legitimate bug worth reporting on their GitHub.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Threads, Facebook, and Instagram are all more popular than anything by a wide margin except for TikTok.

But Bluesky is taking over Twitter's spot. There's some people reporting that they have more followers on Bluesky than they do on Twitter.
I thought Threads was one of the Twitter replacements. I've never used it.
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R1masher posted...
to ruin it?
No. To make more people see it as legitimate over Twitter
Sir_Will posted...
I thought Threads was one of the Twitter replacements. I've never used it.
It is. It's had some moderation controversies though. You're at the whims of their AI over there.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
Sir_Will posted...
I thought Threads was one of the Twitter replacements. I've never used it.
Threads is still massively bigger than Bluesky. Bluesky has nearly 15 million users, but Threads has almost 300 million.
...I think I'm done here...
Hayame_Zero posted...
Threads is still massively bigger than Bluesky. Bluesky has nearly 15 million users, but Threads has almost 300 million.
I mean, it shares users with Instagram. How many actually use it?
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Sir_Will posted...
I mean, it shares users with Instagram. How many actually use it?

I saw some semi reliable metric that said somewhere between 40-60 million people are actually using it but it's definitely not 300 million.
It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha."
https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg
lilORANG posted...
Wtf is bluesky

A containment app to marginalize the far left.
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Kolibri_X posted...
A containment app to marginalize the far left.
lol what a clownpost
R.I.P. America, 1776-2024
he/him
Kolibri_X posted...
A containment app to marginalize the far left.
How to spot a disingenuous poster.

I went to Bluesky because I was sick of the hatred and negativity that is constantly on Twitter. The sheer amount of misinformation propaganda didn't help, but that wasn't the main reason. Content and engagement farmers also shit up Twitter even further once monetization was introduced for anybody who paid $8 monthly.
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BakonBitz posted...
How to spot a disingenuous poster.

I went to Bluesky because I was sick of the hatred and negativity that is constantly on Twitter. The sheer amount of misinformation propaganda didn't help, but that wasn't the main reason. Content and engagement farmers also shit up Twitter even further once monetization was introduced for anybody who paid $8 monthly.
The best thing about Bluesky culture is blocking. You are highly encouraged not to interact with trolls there.
I'm not surprised. Twitter is dogshit now. With Twitter search and trending topics so broken there's not even the excuse to go there for news anymore. Musk spent $44 billion to buy a propaganda machine to get Trump re-elected and he succeeded but had to lay waste to Twitter to get there.

In fact if anything gives me hope for these four years it's how much damage Musk has done to Twitter and the fact that he doesn't seem to think that's a problem. Trump is going to fill his administration with people like Musk who prioritise their ideology over everything else and it's going to be a shitshow the likes of which we've never seen before.
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R1masher posted...
Can you shit post on it?
Yeah. dril is on there and his better posts honestly do more numbers than his tweets were pulling the past couple years.
You felt your sins weighing on your neck.
I think abandoning Twitter is one of the most meaningful things you can do to oppose the Trump media empire. People really need to realize how dangerous it is to normalize a misinformation platform.
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I might sign up for it as a back up from Facebook. I'll keep FB for now, but want to use it less.
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Do they supply an email? I like the name. I heard of it before. Maybe after sleep I can use a name that has some swag.

I don't need an email that was a joke.
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~~Cuddlywhiskers on the new show
Kamil posted...
Do they supply an email? I like the name. I heard of it before. Maybe after sleep I can use a name that has some swag.

I don't need an email that was a joke.
Lol.

They do let you customize the url of your profile though so that it's not just "username.bsky.social" though. Which is pretty nice.
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The moment I heard Bluesky had moderation lists it was over
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After possible sleep. I could chill with a grey skies. That's not my name but if I can customize everything is grey. Heh.
"A lesser talent couldn't have pulled it off. But I'm willing to bet on BoJack Horseman. Are you?"
~~Cuddlywhiskers on the new show
Remember when CE was shilling Mastodon? What happened to that?
^ too republican? Also I am independent. So I generally don't care. I voted for Nader a long time ago. And also felt national or local politics didn't matter much to me. As I decided to suffer elsewise eventually.

It's all my fault, but I had an individual bubble that I screwed up.
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Now conimbce me why I need a bluesky account (I don't have Twitter either)
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Tyranthraxus posted...
You sure it's blocked and not just muted? If so it could be a legitimate bug worth reporting on their GitHub.
Yeah its blocked. I havent done a thorough look to see when exactly when it was first reported, but the earliest report on it I see is June 5 2023. Maybe its harder to fix than I think, but blocking shouldnt take them this long to figure out.
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Trelve posted...
Remember when CE was shilling Mastodon? What happened to that?
Didn't take off, I think.
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Mastodon is the Linux of social media it was always doomed
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That's good. I hope it succeeds where all the other Twitter-successors failed.

In the meantime still using both because the people and communities I care about haven't migrated

ssjevot posted...

I think abandoning Twitter is one of the most meaningful things you can do to oppose the Trump media empire. People really need to realize how dangerous it is to normalize a misinformation platform.


The problem with this idea is that Twitter was normalized well before Elon turned it into (more of) a cesspit and for people who aren't politically engaged (like...most of the populace) the only impact they're likely to notice is the ads becoming worse and the reply section of every quasi viral tweet being flooded with bots.
Why not go all in?
How long before elon buys it
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So it's just twitter without the negativity?

...what's the point of that? Isn't that the only reason people used twitter in the first place?
Darklit_Minuet posted...
So it's just twitter without the negativity?

...what's the point of that? Isn't that the only reason people used twitter in the first place?

I use Twitter for sports updates
THRILLHO
Darklit_Minuet posted...
So it's just twitter without the negativity?

...what's the point of that? Isn't that the only reason people used twitter in the first place?
The negativity on Twitter went from stupid arguments to widespread Nazis.
Please don't be weird in my topics
Darklit_Minuet posted...
So it's just twitter without the negativity?

...what's the point of that? Isn't that the only reason people used twitter in the first place?

The negativity is already there, you just have to actively look for it because there is no centralized engagement-seeking algorithm like Twitter has.

It's a fascinating case study in how perception is tailored by ease of access: because people aren't, by and large, actively looking for shit to get into, it's viewed as not negative versus Twitter going "here's the worst person you've ever seen, 350k likes"

You can't even really make the "there's less Nazis!" case, Because as usual, the Nazis are *still there*, they just aren't being jammed in your face by everyone arguing with them on bluesky versus Twitter's algorithm going "huh this has a lot of traffic, everyone should see this" to everyone critiquing a manifesto from the dumbest asshole of today (selectively boosted because Elon is a toolbag that weights his particular interests higher for everybody)
Why not go all in?
Voidgolem posted...
The negativity is already there, you just have to actively look for it because there is no centralized engagement-seeking algorithm like Twitter has.

It's a fascinating case study in how perception is tailored by ease of access: because people aren't, by and large, actively looking for shit to get into, it's viewed as not negative versus Twitter going "here's the worst person you've ever seen, 350k likes"
This is true. There will be negativity if you actively look for it on Bluesky, but its algorithm won't feed that stuff to you if you aren't.

I also think the "Discover" feed gets more busy the more people you follow. Feels like it works differently from Twitter in that sense. So basically if you join Bluesky and it seems empty, go look for like-minded people to follow and see what comes from that. "Starter Packs" have launched on there that helps expedite the process, you might find them on other people's profiles.
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Maybe it'll do to twitter what facebook did to myspace and Elon will be left holding a $44 billion bag.

Not that it would hurt the richest person on the planet but I'm sure it would piss him off.
This is where cool people write stuff.
Bluesky is still relatively calm. Just needs better discovery.
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Darklit_Minuet posted...
So it's just twitter without the negativity?

...what's the point of that? Isn't that the only reason people used twitter in the first place?
There's a difference between people having disagreements and whatever the hell Twitter has become.
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Sir_Will posted...
There's a difference between people having disagreements and whatever the hell Twitter has become.
It's basically just another 4chan at this point. Complete with Nazis, kiddie porn, and Nazis who openly jack it to kiddie porn.
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
Just joined Bluesky, wished more folks would migrate
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Bluesky just beat Threads as the #1 social app on Apple Store now, lmao. Twitter isn't even in the top apps anymore.
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BakonBitz posted...
Bluesky just beat Threads as the #1 social app on Apple Store now, lmao. Twitter isn't even in the top apps anymore.

Currently #4 Social app on Google play store, leapfrogging twitter.
Fans are the worst thing about being a fan.
bluesky's speed/performance is so much better than twitter's too, it's crazy
THIS IS WHAT I HATE A BOUT EVREY WEBSITE!! THERES SO MUCH PEOPLE READING AND POSTING STUIPED STUFF
Yes, yes keep up the pace! Just hope Musk doesn't use his new powers to make BS illegal or something.
#BLM
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Snip-N-Snails posted...
Yes, yes keep up the pace! Just hope Musk doesn't use his new powers to make BS illegal or something.
He probably doesn't have the power to do that. Maybe.

But yeah, it's definitely getting there. The official(?) Xbox account migrated over to BSky recently, so other companies are sure to follow.
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Id never even heard of it before this topic. But Ive also never been on Twitter.
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Just made an account but don't know what I'll do with it, never have anything interesting to say.
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Hexenherz posted...
Just made an account but don't know what I'll do with it, never have anything interesting to say.
Want a free follow? Just tell me what your account is.
Humble_Novice posted...
Want a free follow? Just tell me what your account is.
@expressionless.bsky.social

But I don't know what the follow will do, probably just give me a bump to post visibility while detracting from someone who actually has anything important to contribute.
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