Chief TWiT Apr 29, 2023

Having spent a little time on Bluesky (leolaporte.me) I'm here to report that I'm sticking with Mastodon.

Too many people want Bluesky to replicate Twitter - and the outrage machine is already spinning up.

The ATProtocol is interesting - but I'm not sure it's significantly better than ActivityPub.

The homegrown feel here just feels better to me. More small town than big city. But I'll keep an eye on Bluesky. I'm not writing it off yet.

Show threadScot HackerApr 29, 2023
@leo I'm having trouble even understanding why people are interested in BlueSky. If they're looking for a Twitter alternative that's not subject to corporate takeover, *we're right here* and rocking. What is the appeal at this point? Hasn't the fediverse already solved this?
Show threadDamon Outlaw 
@shacker @leo BlueSky has a 3 member board & a CEO who is part of the dev team. BIPOC had a terrible experience coming to Mastodon at the start of the great exodus. BlueSky has been welcoming and black women especially has contributed to tremendous growth. It’s being built out in public and I think that’s unique
Apr 29, 2023 at 12:27pmWeb
Show threadScot HackerApr 29, 2023
@damonoutlaw Thank you. I’m trying to learn more about what problems BIPOC have had in migrating to mastodon, and how BlueSky is different in that regard, but not coming up with much in the way of specifics. Any insights there?
Show threadDamon Outlaw Apr 29, 2023
@shacker Regarding your first point there are others that have made organised Toots much better than I can briefly explain. It was primarily the integrating that we problematic, being silenced & fediplaned as opposed to being heard. BlueSky is currently a single instance with an accessible dev team. That’s one difference. Bsky has built in contend moderation for users to make their own selections. There’s also the current invite system (which won’t be going away for bsky’s instance)
Show threadDamon Outlaw Apr 29, 2023
@shacker down the line there will be custom algorithms that users can choose from and even build. If that’s not enough account portability will be very smooth so that users can simply migrate to another instance that suits there needs without much if any hassle.
Show threadScot HackerApr 30, 2023
@damonoutlaw It might actually be the lack of algorithms here that leads to some people feeling "not seen." It takes more work to build an audience in the Fediverse, that's for sure. I actually like this idea that in BlueSky there can be custom algorithms so you can control how things are boosted - that makes a lot of sense to me. And if Bluesky has solved the migration problem, that's huge - the lack of it here is a true sore spot.