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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This is really sad. A half-decent marketing campaign, a few press releases saying it's the new Twitter and people just sign up. There's Mastodon. We've been so close. It's sad

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why is it sad? Mastodon is also still growing and seeing large sign up bumps.

When bluesky goes to shit in a few years, most people will jump on the next billionaire’s scam and fedi will still be right here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

I've seen that kind of argument before and I understand it, but I can't agree. I think it's not the majority that makes the site bad, it's a ridiculously small minority, driven by the site's algorithm to be highly visible, that creates a vicious circle where more people become polarized (as a reaction but also to gain visibility and relevance).

A site like Bluesky, with its investors and shareholders, will sooner or later fall into the same thing, Mastodon could be the place to leave that tiny group of crazies in their own secluded space. It would be a gain for society but I think the window of opportunity is closing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bluesky just captures the magic of pre-Musk twitter in a way Mastodon does not

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What? magic? that's a really weird way to refer to a website, are you a teenager in love? if twitter was ever cool it was maybe in 2012-2014 (during occupy wall street) but it certainly wasn't just musk who took down the site. Enjoy when Bluesky discovers he can make more money with polarization, the magic is over

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago

Shills gonna shill.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

We all know Tim Bluesky is an opportunistic grifter.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

JUST FUCKING USE MASTODON REEEEEEEEE

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

That about sums it up

X - Same as twitter but with more nazis
Bluesky - Same as twitter but with more socialists
Threads - Same as twitter but with more boomers
Mastodon - Same as twitter but with more autism

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That you would label Bluesky as more socialist than Mastodon is

Interesting

[–] [email protected] 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

No it’s just mastodon is that much more autistic that it’s the prevalent characteristic

Plus it’s just a punchline. Get over yourself

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

I tried Mastodon but there just aren't as many interesting people. Its full of people who put a context warning on a picture of a sandwich.

Its also full of intentional misinfo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

fuck substack along with blueshit

People never learn...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

From the frying pan into the fire

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

do we really want people that waited until now to even think about an alternative to fascists media?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Can't purity test your way to a revolution

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

i said nothing about keeping them out.