BLUESKY: What Twitter Could Have Been (Starter Guide)

[@jlmww]

That broken line of light coming through your window blinds is so distracting.

[@ImStrikeTV]

Unfortunately, we live in a world of distractions.

[@FCoFix]

​@@ImStrikeTVYou can't tell me this wasn't an intentional ADHD trap to be distracted by the light the whole video similar to how TikTok has family guy and subway surfer footage. Masterful deception. Good job 😂

[@ImStrikeTV]

@@FCoFix I'd love to give myself so much credit!

[@potentially_cider]

I was not expecting a Regretevator OST jumpscare at the beginning.

[@stardust9470]

I think that BlueSky is the better alternative because it looks like twitter,but it is better. For how long is the question,but if that's something there's an actual moderation team and you can customize your feed.

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

Better how???

[@hyuston7270]

​@@factsoverfeelings1776he'll never explain😂 he probably just got very uncomfortable with the uncensored tweets and ran away

[@factsoverfeelings1776]

@@hyuston7270 He's probably butt hurt that he can't report my posts and get me perma banned from KZbin. LOL

[@ImStrikeTV]

Hey, @@factsoverfeelings1776and @hyuston7270. He does clearly say "I think it looks better *because* ____", but I know that reading is hard for you folks after the sixth word. I decided to stick in my own reply here because I think this video hit the far right crowd, so it's kind of just an evergreen response to most of yall. As I said in the video that you likely didn't watch, Bluesky does *not* have an algorithm, unlike Twitter/X. It's open source and decentralized-- so if you think posts are actually being censored, it's genuinely as simple as looking through the code. If you're attempting to call blocking people 'censorship,' then I guess the internet has been censored since 1992 by Ed Boon, the creator of the block feature. Sorry that your posts aren't getting any likes. :( One last thing! If you want to bring up that a handful of far right Twitter/X accounts (such as End Wokeness) have claimed they made one post and were "banned", these people have lied and are still on the platform, just got bored after making some rage bait posts that reached nobody because they-- just like you-- didn't do their research into that Bluesky has no algorithm.

[@userunknown1030]

@@ImStrikeTV saying it looks like twitter but better doesn't really explain anything how if it looks like twitter is it better.

[@The_Prenna]

I got a Bluesky account ages ago but never really used it. This video was really handy thanks

[@badlie4858]

bluesky is basically twitter without politicians.

[@3xodus]

Or obscene amounts of porn bots, or being bombarded with graphic war footage, or seeing people doing insane mental gymnastics to turn every subject into a politcal narrative, or blatant biasism by Musk, or just Musk in general

[@morablaze486]

@@3xodus give it time and the political weirdos, bots, and lewd artists with attention-seeking mental issues wil flood bluesky. All good things come to an end.

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

@@badlie4858 without the drama, doxxing, harassment, and influencers as well.

[@AugustDavinDeepson]

For now lol

[@alenonloso4987]

​@@3xodus the amount of porn bot there is concerning😅

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

Bluesky feels like you’re back in the early 2000’s before Drama and politics consumed everything.

[@mr.dirtydan3338]

My feed has plenty of politics though

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

@@mr.dirtydan3338 you can adjust your algorithm to what you Don't want on your feed.

[@MomeRathOX]

@@mr.dirtydan3338 a lot of that has to do with the upcoming election… you can always click the three dots on a post and then “see less like this” and then “see more like this” on posts you really like to curate your feed better!

[@darealpapajon]

Not anymore. Its becoming like Twitter from the 2010s the bad version

[@JonathanGaeta]

@@darealpapajon welp good thing I’m now making a BlueSky account. However I’m stuck with a Threads account and that’s basically Twitter combined with Instagram, but I hardly use Threads as I really don’t want to use it as you can when you get false suspended and you lose both Threads and Instagram.

[@Ollziie]

Genuinely, Bluesky is SOOOO much better and is getting a lot of updates. Atp, there's absolutely no reason not to switch Join us... Join us... Join us...

[@WaltuhBlackjr]

No

[@squash589]

Bluesky.. Bluesky.. Bluesky.. Must.. JOIN..!

[@jaborbis]

adenosine triphosphate????

[@Otakufreak26]

I like freedom of speech, so no.

[@Nodnarb59]

With everyone fleeing there after the election, it's about to get bad, how long is the question.

[@Big-Chungus21]

I hope BlueSky culture just doesn’t focus on the discussion of politics at all. I remember using Twitter years ago, and politics just weren’t something I saw on my feed at all, now its unavoidable. I also don’t want it to become a political echo chamber - all sides of the political spectrum should be joining and interacting. I have a bit of a pipe dream that this would result in extreme views being tolerated less, like they are in other political climates and for focusing too much on politics to be seen as just as strange as it is in real life. Also, zero tolerance for bots. Yes, I know this means BlueSky can’t be where you get your daily news etc from like on Twitter, but that shouldn’t have been how it was in the first place (not to mention no more spam bots).

[@angel_of_rust]

if you don't wanna see politics then get off the internet

[@Fringe31422au]

I think it will inevitably look similar to what twitter feuds looked like, by nature of how we section off into different communities. And the people who drive a lot of the toxicity with regards to politics, political commentators, make a living off of being as inflammatory as possible or showing how much they can make the other side look unhinged. This tends to happen regardless of platform, but what Bluesky will dictate is just how much toxicity we are going to see. Unless you have people to discuss views in a relatively chill environment and be open about it, a text based platform is rarely going to provide the space to interact and dissect with different views. Especially where everyone is watching and judging.

[@chloewebb5526]

i stopped posting my art online ever since I got paranoid about the generative AI wave using my shit, and then I just heard twitter changed its ToS to use all posted content to train their AI, which is exactly what I was worried about. So it's nice o know someplace my art ccan reach non-artists, because thats where my disposable income comes

[@sagenight3]

And don't forget, posts are called skeets and reposts are called reskeets.

[@ImStrikeTV]

@@sagenight3 you will not catch me dead calling posts "skeets"

[@GEGGARCHY]

I love skeeting all over the timeline 😫💦💦

[@enstigatorofficial]

i will call them posts and reposts

[@ShadowEclipex]

Yeah, no, I am just calling them posts and quote reposts.

[@Art2D2]

Over my dead body Nobody I know on Bluesky says this. xD

[@WeepingWillowva]

I clicked on this and went "man this guys voice sounds familiar..." and then it clicked lol

[@Cinnamonraisin_Bagel]

twitter but it's more chill, less money grabbing and no ai scrapping and also no horrible people hating on others for daring to be different than what they are

[@meow-wv9yc]

So no freedom of speech?

[@userunknown1030]

@@meow-wv9yc yep no freedom of speech and bans if you say the wrong pronouns so yeah twitter before elon took over lol. these people love censorship.

[@DarkGravity_]

I actually downloaded this app yesterday and I think I'm gonna enjoy it. ❤

[@AmmyWulf]

If Bluesky can stay pure enough that we don't have a need for Community Notes that'd be heaven!

[@courdferguson7225]

@@alexwrFrom what I’m seeing currently about the app their comments here are aging like milk 😂

[@igo9481]

@@alexwr we dont need everyone to agree on everything at all. We just need grifters to stop spreading misinformation and destabalising society.

[@KuroKonekoKamen]

Thanks for the info, this video was definitely helpful. I just started my Bluesky account. As an author...I will follow back all authors in the #writingcommunity. I usually repost author's book posts for about an hour a day. I noticed they have the Pinned post feature, but do they have a bookmarking feature yet? Do hashtags basically work the same? Or should one focus more on key words?

[@BruhBlitz]

I have not been followed by any spam bots since I have Bluesky. Thank goodness

[@userunknown1030]

i have never had that issue on twitter maybe i am just lucky.

[@MrScaryPasta]

I love Blsky. I use it all the time to post my content without restriction or political BS in my feed. Such a clean app with so many fun features. There’s already half a million users on the app right now and it’s still growing.

[@JohnPeterPressonProtopsaltis]

Sadly Twix was a hellscape long before Elon. He just codified hell

[@elfishpresleybarbiebreath1116]

But...why do you need X or Blue Sky anyway?

[@ImStrikeTV]

You don't. If you want my real advice, go social media free. I'm just another Gen Z'er stuck in the internet addiction trap.

[@BoiseLou]

If only KZbin let us control our algorithm like this. The amount of news and politics that I end up with on KZbin is bad for my mental health. I just want it in moderate doses but it easily takes over my feed the majority of the time.

[@andreahomer9434]

Thank you for this. I've made the move, but I'm a bit frustrated by the scrolling functionality on my mobile. Is it something I'm doing wrong? Let me explain. When you're on the Following/For You etc on Twitter, you go onto the TL and it takes you to where you were when you last left off. You then just scroll with new tweets appearing at the top of the screen. You don't miss any tweets. On 🦋, it takes you to where you were before, but you can't just scroll, you have refresh first. This then takes you right to the very top of the posts for you to read. You then you have to work from top to bottom, working down and not knowing where your previous starting point was and how many posts there are to get there. Is there any way to make scrolling like Twitter? Thank you so much.

[@Razorrrrrrrrrrrr]

I can’t delete twitter off my iPad, why? Bc I turned off auto updates and I still have TWITTER TWITTER, no Elon bs

[@jasonleetaiwan]

So X is for right wing people and Bluesky is for left wing people. I mostly care about sports so I can be on both.

[@rdewey51]

Dude, you didn't explain how to do any of this. Very frustrating.

[@ImStrikeTV]

Sorry about that! I'll try to help you here. If you click the feeds tab, there's tons of options there for you to get started. There's also links in the description of the video that can help you!

[@AnonymousCaveman]

I'm enjoying it but my big issue is i use mine for mt actor account and there isnt much agents, actor related stuff. It doesnt even have the national theatre on it yet... However I'm going to stay on it and see where it goes.

[@marcusubani]

Thank you. Looks refreshing and positive. Loved your video.

[@TrizziEhgan]

I'd love to join Bluesky after all the Xwitter garbage, but I have to wonder if the artists I like are going to be in this site.

[@ImStrikeTV]

A lot of them might already have joined!

[@demondeity9816]

There is a chrome/firefox extention to migrate your follows. Out of 2000 follows on twitter I got roughly 1100 of the same people on Bsky. Most people use similar names and handles

[@Legundo]

Good video!

[@ImStrikeTV]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@Ocorydon-WCO]

Massive, and I mean MASSIVE W for you and all the stuff you've been doing for people during this Also unrelated but I'm so glad you got uhc generations, you've done so well so far ^^

[@Ocorydon-WCO]

I just realized I'm not even subbed on my home account ToT Sorry!

[@SpudOnscreen]

ONE OF US! ONE OF US! ONE OF US!

[@Zekcya]

Zekcya spotted at 1:26

[@pixiesprite9433]

But it has an algorithm tho..

[@SomeOne-tk3su]

Thanks for the explanation. I found it helpful.

[@lapiswolf2780]

When you did the boo at the beginning, I immediately remembered the scene from Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail when the animator had a heart attack. 😂

[@lafayetteplace3031]

Moved to BlueSky November 2024. Wow I feel so free and welcome in a safe community of like minded people who respect equality and egalitarianism. Join BlueSky!

[@pennyhartleben6123]

Ii love it too.talk about other things not politics

[@ssilent8202]

It’s gonna turn into another echo chamber for the people who are moving there lil bro

[@angel_of_rust]

It's ironic that people hate Twitter after it moved away from being a leftist echo chamber after Elon bought it.

[@victorc777]

Sure, users can choose to build their own "echo chambers", but the purpose of social media, IMHO, is to follow people you want to hear from and only hear from them unless you choose to allow a more unfiltered feed. On X, if I only follow writers, family, friends, etc, then why must I sift through right wing propaganda regardless of who I block and how I setup my preferences? We used to use forums to discuss certain topics and only those topics within that specific board.

[@ImStrikeTV]

This is a fair reply. LOL. Most of the internet is an echo chamber in some way shape or form.

[@likenedthus]

There is no central algorithm on Bluesky. If it becomes an "echo chamber" for you, it's because you made it that way.

[@namehereandthere]

As opposed to be subjected to trolls whose only thrill in life is “owning the libs”? Nah. They can go point sand in ElonLand with their fellow trolls.

[@yourwhiteknight636]

AHAHAHAHAHA Have fun with that pit

[@lapiswolf2780]

4:40 Twitter was ruined long before it became X.

[@colbyoravits6743]

Yep, it was a toxic cesspool long before Musk, a detail they just so happen to forget. Now I’m hearing blue sky is suffering the same fate cause the folks that made twitter toxic has moved over and it brought an alarming amount of CP with them.

[@colbyoravits6743]

(Apparently my reply was removed) Yep Twitter was a toxic cesspool long before Musk got it. Now Bluesky is suffering the same fate as the same folks that made it toxic flocked over and it brought an alarming amount of CP with them.

[@colbyoravits6743]

(Apparently my reply was removed again) Yep Twitter was a toxic cesspool long before Musk got it. Now Bluesky is suffering the same fate as the same folks that made it toxic flocked over and it brought an alarming amount of CP with them.

[@RandomGal_]

The people preaching “bsky is an echo chamber” seem to not understand that most people don’t want to endlessly argue and debate with trolls who don’t actually do it to have a meaningful conversation, but to waste people’s time. All I wanna do is like pictures of cute animals, memes, and people’s artwork - not comment under tweets about how the jews control the weather.

[@RealBallslover69]

Billions must argue

[@AgentOfChange-gk9xk]

Thank you ! I didn't realize that Bluesky is open sourced, decentralized, and that you can experience it algorithm free , that sounds lovely

[@CottenVee]

When I wanna get another social media....I'M GETTING BLUESKY BRO

[@PhillipLemmon]

Liked and Subscribed. Joined bluesky a few minutes ago... Love it!

[@CamaroMan514]

Use GroundNews for your news!! Otherwise you are in an echo chamber no matter what side of the aisle

[@LibraOwl]

I like opening Bluesky with a sense of excitement. Using Twitter/X, especially in the last month, just filled me with dread.

[@Miksy51]

At least it's better than that seisure inducing X!!! (Robotnik instals a giant seizure inducing X ytp reference, it's a very good ytp :) ) Just got here now and I posted a Kokichi Ouma Yipee TBH creature! :) You're welcome

[@SteveSteve2007]

Enjoy your bluesky censorship

[@ThunderTheYellowJolteon]

So... This is Twitter's biggest threat?

[@ardackm]

I have a ask for interests . When I registered, I followed the topics I was interested in by choosing between categories, but now I want to add new things or delete the categories I used to follow, how can I do it?

[@chirocroix2456]

it can't send image or videos in DM so it's fucking worse.

[@knmyDrgh-w5p]

what is going with the algorithm i see only shitty post on bluesky

[@Deesnuts1947]

me too idk why. there is not a lot to complain about bluesky

[@ImStrikeTV]

Watch the video-- it might help around the part I say "there is no algorithm in Bluesky"

[@Keirnoth]

Bluesky is Twitter if Twitter only had all the insufferable toxic people on the platform. So good on you I guess. By the way, Twitter uses ONE means to use your AI art, which they've disclosed (and you can now opt out on, by the way), Bluesky has SIX DIFFERENT MODELS they're using to take your stuff. And you can't turn it off.

[@ImStrikeTV]

"Social network Bluesky, in a post on Friday, says that it has “no intention” of taking user content to train generative AI tools. It made the statement the same day X’s new terms of service that spell out how it can analyze user text and other information to train its generative AI tools go into effect. “A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data,” Bluesky says in a post. “We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.”"

[@likenedthus]

There are no generative models directly collecting data on Bluesky, and the way ATProto is designed specifically allows you to prevent any attempt to do so by spinning up your own server. That's the beauty of decentralized, open-source social media: there are no owners or masters.

[@BF4ClanTBS]

Blusky is TruthSocial for leftists lol

[@redprescription]

X is better

[@ImStrikeTV]

okay

[@ItsWisk]

fiiiiiiiine

[@PaulRacko2]

I just switched from X to Bluesky.

[@russellwortham2902]

Thanks for the info

[@formal_club]

thank you!! :) ❤

[@kattyanimations]

Wow I’m so happy I got blue sky!!

[@YourPalLex]

BLUESKY WILL BE THE #1 SOCIAL MEDIA

[@vikkicain5674]

:| well i know what I'm doing this sounds 1,000 times better than Twitter

[@Deesnuts1947]

holy tags

[@ImStrikeTV]

alphabet soup

[@hectorbelarmino6457]

If you are competing with Truth Social you cant use name that will have an ambiguous nickname.

[@ImStrikeTV]

I can absolutely promise you, nobody is competing with Truth Social. :)

[@hectorbelarmino6457]

@ somebody should, though

[@hectorbelarmino6457]

They should change the name if they are competing with X. Can you imagine why?

[@igo9481]

boy. you are cute

[@envycollar]

regretevator?!

[@Otakufreak26]

Hiding from people and blocking them is not healthy. Being glad about that just makes you a very sad individual. I rarely if ever block.

[@likenedthus]

Yes, some us are glad we can block people who are being needlessly shitty. If you like those kinds of people, that's cool. You do you.

[@Otakufreak26]

@@likenedthus The world is shitty. Putting up with that is what it means to be an adult. Children can run and hide but adults are supposed to be adults. With how sensitive people are getting, encouraging hiding is not a good thing. It just makes people more sensitive. Our society is falling apart people weak people are in lead positions. It’s not helping us. They crumble at the first sign of trouble and leave the rest of us vulnerable.

[@likenedthus]

@@Otakufreak26 Aphorisms won’t make your point for you. There isn’t a single socially aware person who doesn’t know that the world is shitty. That doesn’t mean they need to force themselves to engage with shitty people on social media. Protecting your peace is not the same thing as hiding, and recognizing when someone is being shitty is not the same thing as being sensitive. Adults know the difference.

[@Otakufreak26]

@@likenedthus Shitty people today is anyone who disagrees with you. There aren’t that many people that shitty that you can’t suck it up and be an adult. Real shitty people go to prison. People who insult you never go away and hiding from that does nothing. You either confront it or choose to ignore it. You don’t block it because you’re an adult.

[@Otakufreak26]

@@likenedthus If you're talking about disagreements, then that just makes you pathetic tbh. Grow up if that's the case. Step outside in the real world, and stop hiding in your basement.

[@SuperDragonYoshi1989]

The Question still stands - why would you want to join Twitter/Bluesky. It has no value

[@TotallyRottenEntertainment]

What do you mean by "value"? Some people just wanna see what their favorite fanartist posted, and some might wanna scroll through silly memes. Not everyone's a content creator.

[@Toastcat890]

If it's not making you money or improving your life it has no value so why are you on youtube it most definitely has no value going by your metrics.

[@ToxicCatt-y7c]

@@TotallyRottenEntertainment And that’s why Bluesky reminds me of how SocialMedia use to be before it started to be about drama, politics, influencers, and negativity. Just people being goofy, posting memes, cat pictures, and sharing art.