Marco ArmentI'm @marcoarment on Bluesky if you're over there.
I don't know if it'll stick yet, but the crowd there is VERY different so far from what I've found here — much smaller, of course, but also much more diverse. It's refreshing.
enthraxxx@marcoarment Real question: What's wrong with the people here?
I mean diversity wise.
I'm starting to feel this place growing and growing at a nice pace, so it's not as empty as it used to be.
I mean diversity wise.
I'm starting to feel this place growing and growing at a nice pace, so it's not as empty as it used to be.
phongg@enthraxxx @marcoarment Let me translate: It's lots of dudes. Lots of nerds. Lots of nerdy dudes.
@phongg @marcoarment I mean, we're both following a superstar developer who shared his SQL wrapper a few days ago. Yeah, we're nerds 😇
As for being dudes, we're both choosing cartoon characters as our public faces (no idea if Perry Bible stated if yours is male or female 😉)
@enthraxxx @marcoarment Oh I'm DEFinitely a nerdy dude. While I'm fine with it like this as a small haven for just us, I do miss the people that aren't here. Ultimately, the platform doesn't matter. The most important thing are where the people go, and at this moment that's still up in the air.
I'm sure what's drawing the varied crowd to Bluesky is both the simpler sign ups and FOMO from invites. Glad to see Mastodon is moving in the right direction with the new sign ups at least.
Just another rakyat 🇲🇾@enthraxxx
Not sure about Marco’s circles but for me, who’s from South East Asia, as most SEA folks are still on Twitter, the small group people who self-select to join the Fediverse tend to have a strong anarchist/anti-capitalist/open-source software streak - which i all sympathize with, but Twitter & Bluesky are definitely more *ideologically* diverse (though the right wingers are not on Bluesky yet).
@marcoarment
Not sure about Marco’s circles but for me, who’s from South East Asia, as most SEA folks are still on Twitter, the small group people who self-select to join the Fediverse tend to have a strong anarchist/anti-capitalist/open-source software streak - which i all sympathize with, but Twitter & Bluesky are definitely more *ideologically* diverse (though the right wingers are not on Bluesky yet).
@marcoarment
@enthraxxx
On the other hand, I see far more south East Asians/people from various countries on Mastodon for now & Bluesky feels very Western (though there’s sizable Japanese and Persian communities up there already). Things will likely change there as SEA folks of various ideological leanings start trying out Bluesky once the floodgates are open.
@enthraxxx
So far I’m mostly sticking to Mastodon as here’s where I’ve found many interesting people (versus Bluesky which is mainly twitter bigwigs), but I’m keeping an eye on the other side as well for sure.
@marcoarment
So far I’m mostly sticking to Mastodon as here’s where I’ve found many interesting people (versus Bluesky which is mainly twitter bigwigs), but I’m keeping an eye on the other side as well for sure.
@marcoarment