mccNov 23, 2024

I like having Bluesky because it is a non-Twitter, non-Facebook space where I can hear from all my friends who are unable or unwilling to use Mastodon (a site with real barriers to entry). I haven't talked to a lot of those folks much since 2022 and I missed them.

I have intricate arguments why Bluesky is the wrong technical model for a distributed social network. But if a person has already decided *for nontechnical reasons* that they aren't using Mastodon, those arguments mean nothing to them

Show threadTyson, Chicken Rancher 🐓Nov 23, 2024
@mcc That's a very reasonable way to look at it. I wish things were different, but most people just want the easy button. Perhaps the Fediverse will have an easy button one day. https://infosec.exchange/@tsupasat/110579757761158051
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Attached: 1 image @[email protected] "Decentralisation is not a selling point for 99% of people." Ouch. That cuts deep, man. #fediverse #activitypub #twittermigration

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Show threadmcc
@tsupasat Unfortunately I think the "Easy Button" doesn't come until we have portable identity and we can make the promise "it doesn't matter which app you use to access mastodon, you can always change it later". There are actual advantages to Bluesky's model. I wish I could separate out the good parts of Bluesky's model without taking the bad ones. Maybe, eventually, I can?
Nov 23, 2024 at 1:21amWeb
Show threadderptronNov 23, 2024
@mcc @tsupasat Writing down which are which is a great start.
Show threadBrian SwetlandNov 23, 2024
@mcc @tsupasat My biggest hope is that fedi services and clients will be inspired by some of bsky's features (portable ID would be a huge win here). Meanwhile I wish bsky would join us in the year 2024 and implement post editing.