everton137Feb 28

In a recent comparison of engagement around a Leave.X campaign post,[1] someone pointed out that a female journalist who is active in the feminist movement and critical of Big Tech had a very different experience than others.

The Mastodon post was shared twice, while the Bluesky version was shared over 200 times and received significantly more interactions. This raises questions about tech-savvy spaces like Mastodon and how they reflect broader societal issues.

For women on Mastodon:

Do you feel that the patriarchal dynamics and male behavior in this space, which is still largely dominated by white men, make it harder for women to participate?

#Mastodon #Diversity #Fediversity #Fediverse #Feminism #BlueSky #Inclusion

Totally agree
23.1%
Partially agree
36.1%
Partially disagree
21.3%
Totally disagree
19.5%
Poll ended at .
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[1] https://social.vivaldi.net/@everton137/116130824160901072

Show threadAnthropyFeb 28
@everton137 wait maybe I'm missing something but, in this example I see the opposite, mastodon sharing it more than bluesky? or was that part about a different post
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@anthropy someone commented about an opposite experience.
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@everton137 ohh right, I misread the first part, makes sense, thanks.

I can't speak for the people you're trying to poll here (so I didn't vote), but if I am to personally guess, the lack of algorithm is a double edged thing, especially for smaller accounts, but also for larger ones; you have to (re-)boost your important takes a few times for them to actually reach your audience, as it may just end up piled under "background noise". tags also help there. Bluesky's Discover feed has an algorithm

Feb 28 at 9:16amWeb
Show threadAnthropyFeb 28
@everton137 that said, I'm of course also very curious about the experiences of others, it'll be interesting to see what the results are.