It seems that #Bluesky is getting some traction, so it's good to summarize the facts:
- it's centralized (99% of users on one instance),
- it has insufficient moderation,
- it's not easily publicly browsable,
- it has terrible terms of service (you grant them broad rights to all your content).
The only thing that makes it different from X in principle is that it's not run by a mad man (yet)... Ah, I forgot it's Jack Dorsey's project, nevermind.
@sesivany Facts. Ok.
Jack has left it far behind. And yeah, the moderation is weird. Mostly the trans girlies block a ton of people and make lists about people to bloack.
@sesivany The other big difference between Bluesky and Twitter/Threads/Mastodon is that it’s not open to the public yet. You still need an invite to join
I’m waiting until it’s open to everyone before I even bother looking at it
I thought it was 100%...
It seems totally set up for purposes of AI scraping.
I’m not sure why Jack felt he had to start new just to do THAT.
Another thing I think he wanted, that original Twitter did NOT have (it created its own virtual one based on personal interest instead ) is an IRL ‘network effect’ of the type Facebook always had, that might be more likely to be exploited in different ways; a INVITED member has a better chance of being a real vetted person (to exploit), not a bot
Bot swarms and artificial claques by people trying to reach mass appeal, and an archive going back 15 years were stressing servers were creating more costs than profits. He was shaking off overhead.
@sesivany
I think, people love that it's centralized.
98 % of my former Twitter folks (many of them tried Mastodon) just wanted a new place to stay and connect.
They didn't understand why they at first should disperse and then without a global user search have trouble finding each other.
@nobilor @sesivany Mastodon has improved both technologically and socially since the 2022 twitter migration. Maybe suggest they give it another try.
Bluesky is simple, but it is really just another corporate surveillance capitalist platform. They may not think this is important to them, but it really should be.
"it's centralized"
For ordinary people this is its main selling points. I've given up trying to get people to Mastodon, because they just get confused about the multiple server-solution.
Bsky is a drop in replacement. Very low friction to switch.
@jalager @sesivany First time I joined here I tried very hard to find the right instance etc yada, but that server was shut down because the guy got fed up with all the drama, server blocks and shit.
Second time I joined I just picked the default, because I expect mastodon.social to be "too big to fail". Ie I pretty much went for the centralised option.
Mastodon will probably in the future more or less be mastodon.social with some fringe servers around it, because convenience.
@sesivany You should write that on Blue Sky instead of preaching to the choir.
Have to admit that the content is currently significantly better on Blue Sky than on Mastodon.
I think it's likely a mistake to force people to choose a Mastodon server. mastodon.social ought to be the default choice. Otherwise people in general will think it's too troublesome and turn at the door. That it gets more centralized than some would want is a necessary sacrifice if there's to be a chance to win the users.
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