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[–] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago

I use both Mastodon and BlueSky and I don't really care for platforms like Twitter. Both Mastodon and BlueSky are good in their own ways but I think BlueSky is user friendly. Easy to setup looks super similar to Twitter, easier to navigate.

Plus, I have heard about it pretty much everywhere. It is commonly compared to Threads. I only know and heard about Mastodon on Lemmy.

[–] recapitated@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I signed up, out of curiosity but I don't have any friends there that I know about. Kinda like Lemmy, but Lemmy but works great for not having friends.

[–] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 16 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

People doing anything to not use mastodon...

[–] Prethoryn@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

I am always a little surprised that everyone is surprised as if people are intentionally avoiding Mastodon.

I like Mastodon but it is empty by comparison to BlueSky people want a social media app where there are people to talk to on quantities. BlueSky is also user friendly by comparison, IMO. Easier to setup.

"Well Mastodon would be busier if people would stop going anywhere else."

No one is avoiding Mastodon I think it is odd it has never occurred to anyone that BlueSky is talked about way more. I had never heard Mastodon before Lemmy but I saw talks of BlueSky everywhere.

[–] glowinfly@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

At least it can be bridged, and people can partially self-host. If you take a look at Mastodon and Bluesky, you'll quickly realize the gap between Twitter-like feel between Bluesky and Mastodon, maybe a different interface that puts it more close to Twitter and mobile apps with it would help.. a lot of Twitter users used it on mobile app.

[–] futatorius@lemm.ee 34 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

An even better alternative is to replace it with nothing. The Twitter-like messaging paradigm is only good for trivia and rumor-mongering.

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Some use/used it as an RSS feed for researchers sharing papers.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Know what else is great for that? RSS feeds.

[–] moitoi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 14 hours ago

Yeah but no. It's not an RSS feed per se. It's researchers sharing what they publish and what other publish with ints or resumes sometimes. Then people would comment and researchers reply.

[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Man what evet happened to those

[–] brilokuloj@lemmy.world 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Never went away, they're still used by independent websites. A potential hurdle was that Firefox dropped native support at one point

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

...and a lot that are not that independent. I never stopped using RSS. It's only because it's not so easily monetized that it's not more widely known, I bet.

[–] Enekk@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

I used Twitter for emergency updates, saved me multiple times.

[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

...or following people and interests you want to follow and keeping up with their updates.

ffs stop gatekeeping social media

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 5 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

The facebook/mastadon format is much better for individuals, no? And Reddit/Lemmy for niches, as long as they're supplemented by a wiki or something.

And Tumblr. The way content gets spread organically, rather than with an algorithm, is actually super nice.

IMO Twitter's original premise, of letting novel, original, but very short thoughts fly into the ether has been so thoroughly corrupted that it can't really come back. It's entertaining and engaging, but an awful format for actually exchanging important information, like discord.

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[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 19 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

as a Bluesky / Mastodon user, Mastodon is wayyyy better.

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Also, a Bluesky and Mastodon user, although I use Mastodon significantly more. Both have upsides and downsides. Mastodon's onboarding experience has improved, but it's still worse than Bluesky's. Also, the fact that Mastodon doesn't federate likes is honestly very strange. It makes the platform look dead at first glance, which really hurts first impressions.

I still prefer Mastodon, federation is great and I've had an easier time finding people to follow there. Bluesky's feature of following community made feeds is really cool though.

[–] Mwa@lemm.ee 1 points 5 hours ago

Oh mastodon doesn't publicly display likes?

[–] Scrollone@feddit.it 4 points 13 hours ago

I think that for the average Joe Mastodon looks too confusing and unpolished, compared to Bluesky.

[–] marx2k@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (4 children)
[–] horse_tranquilizers@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Federation is one, it really helps but the problems that come with the type of media persist but more controllable

[–] priapus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

Bluesky does have federation, it's not at the level of Mastodon's, but it's improving. You can host a personal data server, which lets you host your account from your own server. You do still access this account through the main BlueSky website and apps, but authentication is done through your own server.

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[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 18 points 22 hours ago (7 children)

eh it is good to leave that shit hole behind but Elon already got very high returns from his investment on Shitter (got his daddy elected) so it's too late.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 7 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

I use(d) Twitter for niche interactive hobbies that didn't have enough people on Mastodon to engage with.

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I've seen the effect. It's just like after Brazil cut Twitter off. My very niche account has been gaining new followers by the hour.

I have no idea how people interested in Heathcliff are being found by new people. Much less people interested in Heathcliff without Heathcliff.

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[–] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 58 points 1 day ago (16 children)

I honestly don't understand why people waited so I don't use mastodon but I did cancel my Twitter account literally the first week he bought it. It wasn't hard to see this coming and I just don't get the delay.

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