Comparing Twitter (X) vs Bluesky: why did I switch?

[@nisigate]

I love blue sky there’s a calmness about it when scrolling through

[@JustinJackson]

Yes! This is why I think the underlying product philosophy from each team (Bluesky, X, Threads) matters so much. You can _feel_ it in your feed.

[@NuanceOverDogma]

@@JustinJackson yes being in ideological echo chamber is really mentally healthy for the emotionally shallow.

[@grantdawes8360]

@@NuanceOverDogma the emotionally shallow people are also gods creation and have a right to exist too, don't you think?

[@SourBogBubble]

As a Bernie or Bust voter I think its crazy joining an echo chamber. But I got no skin in this game. Don't be confused when you find your side of the electorate keeps getting smaller.

[@hunterpdx7061]

@@grantdawes8360 Everyone has a right to exist. Everyone doesn't have a right to exist in all spaces. The "shallow people" are not without options.

[@Turai12]

The fact that reporting harassment actually works on bluesky puts it ahead of every other social network.

[@let_me_explain8572]

Great to know that you can just report someone to the thought police and they'll get rid of the big bad bully, duh

[@Agoncor]

Im addicted to Bluesky. There are haters everywhere, but the engagement here is insane. The algo is neutral and it shows.

[@meroshango9603]

How is it neutral?

[@Turai12]

@@meroshango9603It doesn't push its owners political beliefs. Unlike Twitter .

[@LLandS18]

@@Agoncor I'm not a hater because it's a social media app and I don't hate a social media app. I just don't use it. Come on. But I was on it for 30 minutes and after I put in Nova Scotia, hiking And dogs I was able to find without looking for it. A user who called but the genocide of millions of people. Because old people voted conservative in my home province and that means they all have to die. And when someone called them out there was misogyny, racism, homophobia and using language that's dehumanizing. And it's all from all the users who agreed with him in the comment section. So yeah of course it's not as bad as Twitter. Not much is. But it has a fraction of the users and I was able to find that in 30 minutes without looking for it. With putting in some pretty innocuous search terms. Oh and the one Creator I looked up was an archaeological guy. And that was it. So I could see it going down the same rabbit hole. Twitter did. Just the other side of the coin.

[@St4rTr3v1Ut10n]

You're hilarious 😂 You THINK it's neutral because it's entirely how YOU think. CNN even said X has become 48% Left, 47% Right since Elon bought it, when before it was mostly liberal.​@Turai12

[@St4rTr3v1Ut10n]

It's only neutral because you're brainwashed so everything left-leaning is "neutral" to you

[@martin2289]

Just started using Bluesky the other week and am enjoying how much it feels like original Twitter back in the day. The lack of commercial "enshittification" is refreshing. Hope it lasts.

[@JustinJackson]

I hope it lasts too. 🙏

[@Suz4n650]

Welcome to bluesky, wish you the best there.

[@JustinJackson]

@@Suz4n650 thanks!

[@Martins-zb2iw]

i also love Bluesky! It's interesting, but I don’t feel even the slightest regret for leaving Twitter.

[@JillofAllTrades2]

Why “but”?

[@mrxxsesshomaruxx9642]

It feels great, like Twitter a decade ago when I first used it.

[@adampatterson]

So far BlueSky's got that coffee shop / small town feeling that I loved so much about Twitter in its early days All we need now is a BlueSky version Bootstrap CSS to become a things and we've come full circle.

[@dustbuster7985]

Interesting how a lot of the same people screeching about freedom and freedom of speech everyday don’t seem to like freedom of choice in a (somewhat) free market. If Musk is losing significant numbers of users to BlueSky then he needs to create a better product to compete with BlueSky. Consumers (as of today) are still allowed to have preferences, likes, dislikes, choice, and personal boundaries.

[@deejayxcrypt]

I agree. This is such a weird phenomenon overall. I have no doubt that everyone preaches somewhat the same things as well (I mean also all across the political spectrum). Everyone values that they are given freedom of choice (freedom of speech actually just a part of that). I think no one just likes “one (or several) type of opinion (or theme) being pushed down one’s throat. I mean including whatever nonsense I seem to be preaching here as well :D

[@tjayjohnson510]

When your platform isn’t built on rage-farmed, it shows. BSKY is showing promise. I’ll be sure to follow you there.

[@JustinJackson]

@@tjayjohnson510 yes! The difference in algorithmic choices being made on Bluesky vs other platforms is pretty stark!

[@nntflow7058]

The old groups of artists and community who focuses on arts and community instead of politics reminded me of Twitter back in early 2010s

[@young_black_economist]

It’s only growing now because pundits like this guy are making accounts. You can’t will a network effect into place by wishing hard. Twitter sucks, But statistically, BS isn’t going to be the next anything. 😂 especially when you start mentioning subscriptions fees.

[@themeangene]

There's tons of anti Semitism and child exploitation on BS. I immediately saw a bunch of politics complaining about American voters and cartoon depictions of minors. Sorry but X is better. Terrible first impressions

[@LLandS18]

Really cuz I downloaded Blue sky for like an hour and all I saw was rage and anger. Accept it's liberal rage. Half hour on the site I found a guy calling for the death of old people cuz he's mad that the conservatives wanted Nova Scotia. And then the few people that took the time to call him out. He called them every name in the book. Racist misogyny homophobia. It was really gross. Well claiming to be an ally of all those things.

[@mohammeddavidzhang-singh5846]

I left X too. Keep the lunatic there or let them go to mars.

[@archvaldor]

Ty for this the account portability thing is imo a game-changer. Shows massive confidence and security for users.

[@haznation1]

So glad you guys left to come to bsky. Be chill and you will think it is heaven.

[@Fringe31422au]

Some of the skepticism with Bluesky really shows how much politics has rotted some people's perception of what social media can be. A lot of us are just choosing what we feel to be the better service.

[@JustinJackson]

Exactly!

[@causerDAguv]

Yes!! A lot of videos I see about Bluesky from right wing content creators it just "der weft, democrats, trans, gay, echo chamber" Nothing about its UI, function or what different features it has or could bring. Just political nonsense because their feelings are hurt.

[@themeangene]

​​@@causerDAguvno. I'm a Democrat and everything I was suggested from the start was really far left political stuff. Then it recommended cartoon child exploitation after I followed some artists. Blue Sky has terrible moderation even worse than X honestly

[@alexg963]

Sure, but you can’t deny that politics has played a HUGE role in Bluesky’s sudden rise. I can almost guarantee you that if politics weren’t a factor, or maybe even if the US elections had turned out differently, then we wouldn’t not be talking about it right now. Of course, you would’ve still been free to make that choice to switch, but you would be moving over to a much quieter space that wouldn’t have nearly the staying power or influence of a larger platform. And regardless of that fact, people have a right to be skeptical because these companies don’t have a great track record when it comes to maintaining fundamentally apolitical and non-predatory/damaging platforms for people to communicate.

[@AlvinWillistonDavis]

​@@themeangenethat's crazy, did you add far left content, because you curate your own feed, that feels like either self reporting or you should reach out to the content team, they're great and I managed to interact with them, is that what happens on twitter?

[@danthaikabuki6115]

When Facebook turned my friend into a MAGA, left it. When Twitter turned into a propaganda machine, left it. Bluesky is way better for everyone, people are better and cleaner.

[@noname782g]

How about Reddit?

[@Owenwithee]

Bluesky is great. Twitter is a cesspool of toxic incels, bots, and porn.

[@josephsmith4161]

Its hard to imagine that you take yourself and your comments seriously. Its the left and your party that promotes pornography. The weird sex stuff. Then you turn around and condemn it, while complaining about the byproduct(incel) that the left’s degradation and degeneration of societal norms caused. Are you joking, or? By the way when Twitter was bought by Musk, everyone of big significance saw major drop offs in their numbers. Why was that? Oh yeah right, because bots were purged.

[@kekwayblaze3176]

Nothing wrong with sex workers being able to make a living. Sex work is work. At least with porn there isn't people in power taking away rights such as reproductive rights, voting rights and getting paid to do so aka politicians.

[@Owenwithee]

@@kekwayblaze3176 Have you noticed how most women are treated in porn videos? Most could consider their treatment assault. And I understand blah blah blah agency, but consider the overt power dynamics at play and how that informs 17 year old incels in regards to gender dynamics.

[@meroshango9603]

What it was before?

[@kekwayblaze3176]

@@meroshango9603 Twitter used to a place where people were chill and there wasn't an invasion of far-right conspiracy theorists. Now that's what is mostly, with the exception of those who have yet to move to Bluesky and those who have stayed so they can fight with far-right extremists.

[@logiclight]

Yes!!! I hated twitter a long time ago, left the moment Musk bought it and watched it decline even more. Im on bluesky - am having fun and yes "good feelings"❤️. Gonna follow you.

[@themeangene]

Decline? Its daily activity is up 50 million people after the election. I'm sorry but this is just Gab but for the left. I'm a Democrat and this doesn't look good

[@meroshango9603]

What decline exactly? Was it "fine" before ?

[@hihihiimxoooooo]

you left but watched it decline? how?

[@ecchidragon8038]

@@hihihiimxoooooo KZbin? Talking to people who are still on twitter?

[@hihihiimxoooooo]

@@ecchidragon8038 oh so they heard it was declining in the echo chamber they live in? Got it

[@OnePunchLion]

The very fact you got so much hate mail just for moving to BlueSky shows why so many are moving. Twitter has become nothing but a hate platform. You use to be able to ignore it, but their hate has been getting boosted to no end. Just got tired of it all.

[@ecchidragon8038]

Same.

[@laughingTommy]

I absolutely loved how much more civil bsky is. Much better moderation.

[@LLandS18]

@@laughingTommy I was on there for 30 minutes and I looked up one archeology user who I follow here on this app. Nova Scotia hiking and dogs. And I was able to find multiple users using racist homophobic misogynistic. Dehumanizing language. Calling for the genocide of millions of old people because they bode in conservative. So I'm not saying as bad as Twitter cuz nothing is that bad but it just kind of seems to be the same kind of anger intolerance as Twitter. Just the difference out of the coin. And I don't know how good the moderation is because this guy calling for the death of old people which is a genocide. Is not civil and it's been up for for over a week now. So I can't say the moderation's good.

[@laughingTommy]

@@LLandS18 Don't know what to tell you, friend. I've gotten multiple accounts removed for issues comprising impersonation, threats of violence, hate speech, etc. I can't stand both ends of the horseshoe, and I report tankies, fascists and every kind of wakadoodle that violates terms of use or laws. On the bird I've had both parts of the spectrum stay up even though they had names that were literally [pejorative for black person]killer88 and other vile idiocy.

[@joninosaka]

I waste so much time getting into discussions on bsky. Kind of like the days of old school Twitter

[@noidph]

Excellent video! The MAGIC of BlueSky is in the FEEDS! You can pick a feed which suits your mood for that moment. A wonderful experience esp. for Multipotentialites/Scanners!😊🦋🙏💕

[@grantdawes8360]

I'm so happy that I'm SKYting now on Bluesky rather Tweeting on Twitter. It's so great to read people's Skytes being things you actually want to read rather than having trauma whenever we read a tweet on Twitter. BLUESKY for the WIN!!!

[@josephsmith4161]

You suffered trauma from reading posts on Twitter? Wow….. get that checked out.

[@grantdawes8360]

@@josephsmith4161Ii did and BLUESKY was the fix, thank you

[@ecchidragon8038]

Agreed. It's nice to not have to worry about the twitter levels of sh*t you don't want showing up...

[@thesirslender]

It's called "skeeting" on Bluesky. That's official.

[@Jm-wt1fs]

Yes, never again will you have to read an opinion that you don’t agree with, what could possibly go wrong with that?? Lol

[@christophrumpel]

Great comparison!

[@JustinJackson]

Thanks Christoph!

[@DaveGreco]

getting tweet deck back is worth the move ALONE.

[@sandracarson-price7808]

Your boiled frog assessment works for Facebook too. Enshittification is clearly a thing.

[@JustinJackson]

Agreed

[@markdeckard7651]

BlueSky is the new Twitter, and Twitter is the new 4Chan

[@jaborbis]

At this point, 4chan is probably better than twitter

[@pixels_per_minute]

I'm so glad to see at least 1 person talk about the differences between BlueSky and Twitter. So many of the people who've spoken on the matter just brush over the differences and assume it's some basic clone of early Twitter.

[@SteveCookakamoshboy]

I intensely dislike twitter and have locked down my account there. I've been on mastodon for a number of years but feel like they haven't capitalised where they could have so interaction is quite sparse there. Bluesky feels closest to how twitter used to feel and the growth is solid. Here's hoping it continues and the platform itself continues to improve. Monetization will be the challenge.

[@JillofAllTrades2]

How does one “lockdown”? Thanks.

[@SteveCookakamoshboy]

@JillofAllTrades2 navigate to privacy and settings, privacy and security, media tagging, and then tick the first box.. probably got some of the menu names wrong but that's what I can remember.

[@SteveCookakamoshboy]

@markgalveston604 don't care. everyone is entitled to an opinion. just have no time for conspiracy theories, racist shit, etc.

[@curly73ful]

​@@markgalveston604🇷🇺🤖

[@ChadTimblin]

I love this video! Thanks for taking the time to present your balanced, educated take. I feel optimistic about Bluesky! 💙

[@JustinJackson]

@@ChadTimblin thanks Chad!

[@theandreboso]

Loved this video. There's not a single thing I disagree with. Something I would add is that it would be cool to see Bluesky integrate with the fediverse. No idea if that would be technically possible. But that would really accelerate the move from platforms to protocols.

[@gildaswise]

Hey! Thanks for the deck.blue mention! Let me know if you have any issues! (developer here)

[@JustinJackson]

@@gildaswise really great implementation! Loaded super fast. 👍 Looking forward to using it more!

[@j.j.6586]

BLUESKY IS AWESOME!

[@toffeenut1336]

Heard the same about how great mastodon was. It’s a memory now.

[@QueSeraSeraaaa]

I remember Mastodon being lifted as a "competitor", it got filled with CSEM and got abandoned pretty fast.

[@venusluv-i1v]

I had never heard about mastodon until I heard about Bluesky to be honest. I think with bigger, well known people moving over to Bluesky it can stand to be a better competitor over Mastodon. Plus the layout is more similar to old Twitter.

[@AngryShooter]

Time to crossout the X and move over to Bluesky

[@josephsmith4161]

Yes. Head right back over to your newest echo chamber where no one will challenge or refute your views or beliefs.

[@AngryShooter]

@@josephsmith4161 Yes, I will gladly leave the Nazi echo chamber for the echo chamber that doesn't actively prop up Nazies, I'm loving it so far, it's way better.

[@AngryShooter]

​@@josephsmith4161 Loving my newest echo chamber of people whose views are worth considering and respecting, and not having a billionaire owner actively manipulating the discourse at all times with a biased algorithm. Yum Yum in my tummy. :P

[@venusluv-i1v]

@@josephsmith4161 X is an echo chamber of hate. Bluesky is an echo chamber of chill. Obviously the latter is better for my mental and even physical health, and for many other people as well. My blood pressure would be sky high after leaving X. It's not worth it.

[@venusluv-i1v]

@@josephsmith4161 BTW, Elon doesn't allow people to refute his views. That's why he banned the use of the word cis (he can't stand his own trans child) and has admitted to hiding posts with links that "fact check" in the algorithm. That's why journalists are leaving the platform. He says he's about "free speech" but he isn't. He just wants people to only hear his side of things. That's what i call an echo chamber.

[@nananou1687]

Problem with twitter is the promotion of rage baiting. And it's not even politics. I am a football fan. The moment I write , let's say anything about my favourite team or player, there will be trolls commenting with an unnecessary amount of gall, the innocuous comment did not deserve. That's appalling

[@EhobbiesAI]

Just wait until it reaches 200 MM to see if you still think the same, the platform is just around 20 MM

[@venusluv-i1v]

@@EhobbiesAI I mean some have tried to enter the space, but I think it's easier to curate the kind of people viewing our content better than on X as well as the posts we want to see.

[@gc636]

Great breakdown and comparison! Thanks! Subbed.

[@JustinJackson]

Thanks!

[@aliraelei3313]

Bluesky doesn't use AI training for its own personal gain! 🙏 Thank you for your Social site! 😊

[@ashleyclarke1812]

I agree, I have deleted the twitter app but still find myself using it in the browser on desktop (although less and less). Bluesky is much nicer but there are some things twitter does well: polls & community notes are good. I am not sure that I am convinced by the use your own domain as verification on Bluesky, I think the pre-musk version of verification was better but happy to be wrong on this. Ultimately the the value in these platforms is the people that are already there so Bluesky will get better as more people join, I hope to see more companies join too.

[@venusluv-i1v]

On Bluesky there's no need for community notes as much because we can actually post links to fact check. On X, posts with links get pushed out of the algorithm so we almost have to post community notes. But I agree about polls, I do miss those polls. I think the creator of Bluesky wants to do that from what she has said so hopefully we get more with time.

[@brandonhunter3036]

BSKY definitely passes the vibe check. Different feel altogether.

[@JustinJackson]

Agreed!

[@whyarepeoplecrazy]

Bluesky has been great! If I block someone, they can’t keep coming on my feed. It feels fun and happy, and is catered to MY interests! I don’t have unlimited time, so I want the time I have to be what I want!

[@JustinJackson]

Yes. The feature-set on Bluesky leads to a much more enjoyable experience. 👍

[@majorhype522]

To me it's less racism. Like racism is everywhere but whenever I would respond back I was always penalized an nvr the person initiating the racism.

[@majorhype522]

So yea I'm on bluesky, not x.

[@JonJuanFigueroa]

I also dumped 'The Bird'. The interactions are sooooo much better. There's no 'screaming'. No insults. No vapid endless debates with close minded, willfully ignorant people.

[@miriades]

Yeah right. Just give it time before it turns into a rotten SN like all the other ones. You underestimate humans turning things to sh*t 😅 It’s in our core nature.

[@xXstevilleXx]

oh also, thanks for doing a compare, but in truth bluesky is not like a alt to twitter or even twitter old but 2.0, no if you understand the AT Protocol, you are looking more like something akin to google but fully open-source and THIS is why Zuckerberg is also concerned because in terms of daily active users Bluesky is performing better than Threads. The social media component is just the core of BlueSky, what it is, will become evident over time. Made the right choice.

[@1966Birger]

But how is Bluesky to survive? How do they intend to make money?

[@JustinJackson]

Current plan is to do paid premium memberships (similar to KZbin Premium, X premium, etc)

[@momohmart]

Right on man. I like BlueSky. Left Twitter when it was bought.

[@tonrotterdam]

Having left Twatter since Elmo took over, been on Mastodon since then but Bluesky gives the Twitter 2008 vibes.

[@JustinJackson]

Agreed. Feels like early Twitter.

[@wpatrickw2012]

Any platform will jump the shark when the owner(s) become dissatisfied with reasonable profits in exchange for a reasonable service.

[@Gugner]

YES! I already did. After 10 years active in Twitter, supporting Ukraine, against Fascist Putin and Fascist Trump, I left for Bluesky. Go TO Bluesky!😊😊😊

[@kostyatszyu]

the fascists just lost. everything. maybe you could cry harder?

[@Gugner]

@ ….yet another ignorant and stupid…,Read the definition of fascism….Trump is a prime example of fascism

[@AndrewBlucher]

For me the difference is I never use X/twitter but sometimes use Bluesky.

[@regalx1]

This is important notice for people who are not into AI. Unlike X, Bluesky using using user data to train it's algorithm, nor is it selling our data to 3rd parties. Bluesky is truly a democratic space built for the people by the people!

[@alchemist_one]

The real question is that if your interest was in decentralization, why didn't you pick Farcaster or even Mastadon (despite its issues around not having a global namespace)?

[@JustinJackson]

Bluesky's approach resonates with me because: - It balances decentralization with usability - the open protocol runs under the hood, but the Bsky app/platform provides a great UX - I agree with the Blusky philosophy: The AT Protocol provides meaningful decentralization where it matters most, especially account portability and user-controlled algorithms.

[@harmless6813]

@@JustinJackson But it still hinges on one centralized app. I can see it now. Someone buys it, changes the underlying technology to NOT be decentralized and THEN enshittyfies it. And it will work, because people will not leave the app as long as it works. And when it doesn't, they won't be (easily) able to leave. Just like Twitter. Whereas Mastodon is not a single app or server. It's much closer to email in that respect. But I guess it will be fine for at least several years. 🤷🏻‍♂

[@SteveCookakamoshboy]

​@@harmless6813i'd be happy to see mastodon become the dominant platform but I know for a fact it doesn't appeal to the average user, which is unfortunate. the hyperbole re: mastodon being too complicated stuck for a lot of folks.

[@TheKcXiV]

@@harmless6813 its a good thing that a women is the majority owner of the platform. I have more confidence in women leading things now days then a man. Time will tell though.

[@Robbie85291]

Wait wait wait. You’re telling me a business based on hate and misinformation isn’t good for society and or your mental health? WOW! 😂😂 I’m happy for Blue Sky continued success.

[@christiang1878]

Great commentary. I learned something new!

[@JustinJackson]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alexjpanagis]

BlueSky’s UI/UX makes me genuinely want it to succeed. Not too hopeful they’ll manage because it’s tough but here’s to contributing to their success however we can ❤

[@JustinJackson]

@@alexjpanagis agreed. It’s a breath of fresh air. Just not having all that cruft on the screen is so nice. 😊

[@Fringe31422au]

The growth starts off small then modestly until you get a moment where it starts to blow up. For Bluesky, it's has happenned in waves that seem to get a bigger each time, but there are growing pains especially when you're dealing with a team of 20 people or so. For now I'm enjoying the platform without a lot of noise or bots while it lasts.

[@cbrauts707]

KZbin better stop making bad changes to its platform and monetizing it but instead it should start releasing updates that people want, or it'll face the same fate as X

[@purplepill2024]

The API changes X has made alone made it so many 3rd Party don't recommend it for linking purposes.

[@MewDenise]

I love the custom feeds

[@ekanastone]

Theres a best links feed as well, so you dont need to leave the app. And thats still a thrid party operating that feed.

[@le_dan5980]

Great valuable video! :)

[@TheWindsofWonder]

It’s so refreshing to see an app focus on an actual personalized user experience instead of forcing politics down their throats.

[@pasilu007]

I hope Bluesky is propaganda and disinformation-proof!

[@lubo25]

deck blue and tokimeki allow you to use markdown

[@ekaterinaponizovskayadevin2812]

Anything that is not under Musk's control is better.

[@saskhiker3935]

Its like Musk sat around thinking of ways to make X worse and Blue Sky thought of ways to make things better.

[@zxys001]

Admit it Everyone, social media is an extension of High School and we are not growing as a society.

[@QueSeraSeraaaa]

It’s an extension for attention-seekers, it’s like that since years. People never learn that fishing for sympathy will never help them.

[@pronortexpiornal6093]

Complicated business. Bluesky is the Rumble of KZbin. Looking forward for the Community Notes in Bluesky

[@JajaofAbuja]

Can't sign up because I can't pass the captcha. I've been trying for hours.

[@Chertograad]

Currently enjoying Mastodon way more because it has a more robust feature-set and uses the more popular ActivityPub protocol which is a standard. There's also way more server/instance options which might seem daunting to some, but I find it pretty awesome since it's decentralized from the get-go. Not saying BlueSky is bad, but I think we're ignoring the elephant in the room. Pun intended 🐘

[@Jonobos]

There is an over reliance on the shallow form of info passed along on Twitter. You are asking the wrong question. It isn't whether you should move to a different twitter like platform? It is whether you should ever use/ trust anything you see on those platforms to begin with? Because any and all info will be superficial and dumbed down because of the format. Twitter is only slightly deeper than bumper stickers. And if it fits on a bumper sticker it is simplified to the point of uselessness.

[@RustyhairedAlp9575]

The fact that BlueSky isn't owned by Elon Musk is already major improvement, not to mention the fact that bsky doesn't have a system wherein you pay to artificially boost your engagement

[@mack7207]

Not here to bash Bluesky at all. But couldn’t the lower interaction have to do with the lower user count on Bluesky?

[@JustinJackson]

Interaction/engagement is higher on Bluesky (even with lower user count).

[@mack7207]

@ fair doos, just wanted to clarify.

[@MrInuhanyou123]

A lot of these weirdos talking like abusive exes where they get salty for you not being stuck with a bad situation

[@KcMcclary]

Is this good for writer's?

[@ghb323]

portable followers/likes stops the cycle of losing followers and likes when switching.

[@OwenFromOhio]

This is a Great video... Thank you!

[@jasonleetaiwan]

Bluesky is nice but there’s no content on it. I find myself going back to X despite the ads, bots, and annoying propaganda.

[@notverygoodguy]

There's loads of it. Once you have followed some people and looked for some interesting feeds you find plenty of stuff.

[@TheKcXiV]

When stopped on twitter, i feared that might be the thing that pulled me back, but i dont miss twitter at all. Im 100 percent ok with leaving back some of the things i wish Bluesky has, but they are slowly getting it aka Sports social media. its happening slowly, but it is.

[@markevans8206]

There’s a tonne of content. At least it seems that way to me. Maybe the difference is that the default feed is literally just people you follow. Nothing is “promoted“ into your feed. Go to the discovery feed and like and follow some people. Or go to the search field and search for things/people you are interested in. Google an explainer for BlueSky, I think that will help. Good luck. Oh, be warned. If you like to troll or pop into conversations with repetitive talking points, people will block you. Debate me bros get all upset about that, but think of it like a bar with interesting speakers and new people to talk to and it’s great.

[@CrazyShores]

Great review

[@JustinJackson]

Thank you!

[@MartineReed]

Excellent analysis. You just earned another subscriber.

[@timcole2702]

I agree with you and I followed you

[@Marilyn-p4q]

I would love to join bluesky. I wonder if it is possible to raise money for private businesses on Bluesky?

[@carlellert]

I just love blue sky

[@Plymonk666]

13:04 Premium needs to add nothing to the central core or promise. meaning things your Tweats are not unnaturally push forward over others. That being validated doesn’t mean you paid for it, or that you are famous; it’s what it was originally there to be; that you are a real person, that uses the platform a lot and you weren’t paid by advertisers because you had ‘tick’ of any colour 16:11 16:11 16:11

[@markevans8206]

Yes, that is the goal. A free account will not be suppressed, and paid accounts will not get “promoted.” For now, the BlueSky team seems genuine.

[@sucafrutpi]

Bluesky is still centralized. The open protocol just lets you pull your content out...to put where exactly? If you are really concerned about centralized control, Mastodon is where to go. What you actually want is an amazing free experience. There's no free lunch. Bluesky is still for profit and taking VC money. They will have to enshittify eventually. The answer is Mastodon, but that involves effort and maybe chucking a few dollars at the server operator from time to time and people aren't about that life 🙄

[@Plymonk666]

How easy is it to take everything elsewhere (which I wouldn’t just for the fact their not scared of a user doing this) and do they mean move to the likes of X and Strimgs ;) or would it mean taking to someone who offers something on the same open source framework? 5:14

[@ascensionenergetics85]

You’re not alone. Once Elon took over what was formally Twitter and it became a free speech platform, many people left for a smaller echo chamber.

[@pronortexpiornal6093]

Complicated business. Bluesky is the Rumble of KZbin

[@Arminius420]

BlueSky suppresses speech while X doesn't duh its very simple who is fkn superior here. There is no point being in an echo chamber.

[@lindenstromberg6859]

I wish I could say I left Twitter because of Musk's "Free Speech" changes. But I left YEARS before because of the hollow virtue signalling culture and cancel culture elements. And the "meme" stuff, and people thinking they were utterly clever for repeating them over and over, was like the worst "Brave New World" parts of the Internet. But, every TV show and film I was a fan of had this horde of crusading "This X is not like the Y in the graphic novel! You deserve to die in poverty!" and "How DARE you make a sequel that I didn't feel the same way about as the last film!" or "I hate Actor/Crew member X because they are cringe!" type stupid posts getting tens of thousands of upvotes and drowning out all of the actual meaningful posts. If Bluesky ends up being that again, no thanks.

[@alastairleith8612]

i built a custom app in Apples Quartz Composer that pulled from the twitter API for an events company. the output was displayed on the score boards at venues like the MCG that can seat over 100,000 patrons. then elon just killed the API like that. total douch move Elmo.

[@shinguyee]

Not trying to start anything here, genuinely. Might be the reason you feel the atmosphere is calmer is because everyone largely agrees with you? I remember being on twitter in the Jack Dorsey days that you speak of, I didn't find it to be a particularly calm or welcoming place unless you had the correct beliefs. Figure the same thing is happening here, you're paradox of intollerance-ing yourselves into an echo-chamber, though that does seem to be what you want though. In the end conflict is just part of human interaction for some people and it isn't for others, it's probably for the best that there are spaces to respect that. Though I will say it's going to be hard to change culture without the discomfort of conflict, so good luck on that project.

[@deejayxcrypt]

I like *Reddit* and never cared for *Twitter (X)* , and I only ever used *Facebook* and *IG* just because some of my contacts were there. *SnapChat* is also something I'd like to stop using (as only one fella of my contacts is there). Is there any reason for a fella like me to start using *Bluesky* ? No one I know uses it nor Twitter (X).

[@venusluv-i1v]

To be honest, I think if there's no reason for engagement than stick to the ones you know. Bluesky is nice tho (I like that I can curate my feed and I like the science posts the most). I say give it a try if you want, and if you don't like it stick to your favorites.

[@deejayxcrypt]

@ Yeah. That’s what I thought as well. Thanks for your input.

[@Paradoxical66]

Comments being removed? Only replies from 2 weeks ago?

[@Rubberman202]

I'm gonna have to learn how to make my own custom feeds, that sounds like fun!

[@JustinJackson]

I've got a list of a few "power tools" that allow you to do that here: justinjackson.ca/best-bluesky-apps

[@MeoithTheSecond]

Anyone lying about Blue Sky being xyz isn't worth listening to, bluesky > the shameless liars who hang out on twitter.

[@coloradocrone]

Blue sky is so much nicer and community building. Its great 🖖

[@CrazyestyMusic]

The only good thing on X/Twitter is the Good Omens fandom!

[@saskhiker3935]

Sunscribed for leaving X for Blue Sky.

[@RoyClendaniel]

Bluesky is a much better place to have conversations. Rage baiters won't like it.

[@JustinJackson]

Totally agree.

[@dissonanceoffate]

Just one more social media to become addicted to...

[@lovemoviesful2]

Deactivated my Twitter (I never call it X lol), went on bluesky, way better!

[@jenna2431]

It'll turn into the same toilet Twitter became. Just ask the folks at MySpace.