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Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by bradgessler »

stavros wrote: post #41

Does anyone know any good makers I can follow on there? I'm mostly interested in making stuff, less in monetizing stuff, so I don't want to follow so much entrepreneurs (ie people who like making stuff to make money) as makers (ie people who like making stuff for its own sake). Any good lists? If anyone wants to follow me on there, I'm @stavros.io.

I have a Ruby hackers starter pack at https://bsky.app/starter-pack/bradgessler.com/3laa47lbuwb2r

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Edit: replaced cable modem link with starter pack link

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by threeseed »

smrtinsert wrote: post #5

What's preventing everyone from putting their faith in another broadcast medium just to have it sold to Elon again? It's hard to trust social media these days. They have 0 incentive to be "good" from a variety of perspectives not just political.

> They have 0 incentive to be "good"

Yes they do.

X has shown the more trusted and safe your platform is the better it is for advertisers and your bottom line.

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by jsheard »

James_K wrote: post #18
jsheard wrote: post #6

On the topic of Bluesky stats, I just learned that blocks are effectively public via the API, so there's a hall of shame ranking the most blocked users on the site: https://vqv.app/blocks.html

A lot of Brazilians there. I guess it makes sense that they are a large portion of the user-base after Twitter got banned.

I wonder what the backstory to two different Brazilian Taylor Swift fan accounts getting onto the most blocked list is...

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by geoka9 »

ideashower wrote: post #46
minimaxir wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because there was a certain geopolitical event about two weeks ago that was a primary reason many still used Twitter/X and now that said event is over (and whose outcome will likely cause Twitter/X to further degrade) there is no reason to stay. The exodus is not happening randomly or in a vacuum.

This plus the fact that starting Nov 15 tweets become by default training material for their language models: https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/x-is-using-y...

In view of this news, the story becomes even funnier: https://fortune.com/2024/11/14/grok-musk-misinformation-spre...

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by m3kw9 »

chevman wrote: post #55

Highly recommend folks check out Mastodon as well - fully decentralized, no ads, no algo, no corporate control. It is continuing to grow steadily and has tons of activity compared to a few years ago. https://joinmastodon.org/

why isn't mastodon one of the winners like bluesky?

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by datahack »

NAHWheatCracker wrote: post #15

As someone who never used Twitter, I made a Bluesy account and it was okay. I learned that I have no idea how to engage with that style of social media. One thing that put me off is how so much of what I saw was just talking about Bluesky vs Twitter. I hope they can move past that.

Blue Sky feels like a cocktail party where half the guests are knitting sweaters for their cats, the other half are debating how to save democracy, and I’m just standing there wondering how I got invited.

It’s like scrolling through a group chat where everyone forgot the topic but kept texting anyway.

Honestly, it’s impressive how they’ve managed to create a platform that feels simultaneously too niche and too random.

Idk, I spent a few hours over a few days trying to find something cool about it, and couldn’t.

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by nudpiedo »

UltraSane wrote: post #27
richrichie wrote: post #23

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As opposed to extremely dishonest far-right grifters like Twitter is now?

False dichotomy doesn’t bring anything to the conversation. However it it true that the far left is the main motivated to quit X, and the progressive views Silicon Valley were also dominant on HN.

Just something to accept and think about. Do not blame the messenger.

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by m3kw9 »

jsheard wrote: post #6

On the topic of Bluesky stats, I just learned that blocks are effectively public via the API, so there's a hall of shame ranking the most blocked users on the site: https://vqv.app/blocks.html

i have a feeling by being on the list, it fuels more blocks, the rich get richer

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by hombre_fatal »

aucisson_masque wrote: post #33
jsheard wrote: post #6

On the topic of Bluesky stats, I just learned that blocks are effectively public via the API, so there's a hall of shame ranking the most blocked users on the site: https://vqv.app/blocks.html

> a hall of shame Usually that's the opposite that happen with these kind of people. They are going to look forward on being the at the top of the leaderboard, like a child doing stupid things only to get noticed by its parents.

Assuming blocks themselves are never childish. Jordan Peterson is on the list and he doesn't even use the site: https://bsky.app/profile/jordanbpeterson.bsky.social

Re: Bluesky is currently gaining more than 1M users a day

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Post by jsheard »

m3kw9 wrote: post #65
chevman wrote: post #55

Highly recommend folks check out Mastodon as well - fully decentralized, no ads, no algo, no corporate control. It is continuing to grow steadily and has tons of activity compared to a few years ago. https://joinmastodon.org/

why isn't mastodon one of the winners like bluesky?

Mastodon is confusing for non-technical users, while Bluesky is pretty much a drop-in replacement for Twitter.
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