Everyone I know and would want to follow is ON Bsky they just... dont post there. Or on twitter anymore. Or FB. Its like everyone's given up on socmed completely. I have too so I cant blame them rooly.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Monday, 5 February 2024 01:03 (seven months ago) link
no more invite-only
https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/bluesky-is-now-open-for-anyone-to-join
― rob, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:23 (seven months ago) link
lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:30 (seven months ago) link
…profit
― z_tbd, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:31 (seven months ago) link
i have not really used the tools described in the uh comic https://bsky.social/about/blog/02-06-2024-join-bluesky
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:33 (seven months ago) link
yeah I don't use those custom feeds either, but I might if there is a big influx of users soon
― I? not I! He! He! HIM! (akm), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:36 (seven months ago) link
i have tried some of the feeds but did not enjoy them, but stacking moderation? ok
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:39 (seven months ago) link
moderation is prob the most difficult problem for social media sites, seems like blue sky is trying to self service it, good luck to them
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 14:40 (seven months ago) link
Computer Science > Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing[Submitted on 5 Feb 2024]Bluesky and the AT Protocol: Usable Decentralized Social Media
Bluesky is a new social network built upon the AT Protocol, a decentralized foundation for public social media. It was launched in private beta in February 2023, and has grown to over 3 million registered users in the following year. In this paper we introduce the architecture of Bluesky and the AT Protocol, which is inspired by the web itself, but modernized to include streams of real-time updates and cryptographic authentication. We explain how the technical design of Bluesky is informed by our goals: to enable decentralization by having multiple interoperable providers for every part of the system; to make it easy for users to switch providers; to give users agency over the content they see; and to provide a simple user experience that does not burden users with complexity arising from the system's decentralized nature. The system's openness allows anybody to contribute to content moderation and community management, and we invite the research community to use Bluesky as a dataset and testing ground for new approaches in social media moderation.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.03239
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 16:59 (seven months ago) link
now we can break the "why would I join a social network that requires an invite, seems elitist" -> "there are plenty of invites. I have some. would you like one?" -> back to the beginning loop
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 17:50 (seven months ago) link
its funny and sad all the bluesky die hards giving new people instructions on the best way to use bluesky, promote bluesky culture, good luck all
https://i.imgur.com/sHQbrZ4.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/vsFzUNH.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/9rsqMEF.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/8DFO0Y0.png
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:27 (seven months ago) link
"Block anyone who mildly annoys you"--that doesn't seem like the best strategy, but what do I know.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:30 (seven months ago) link
excessive blocking by a significant % of users will eventually deteriorate the overall user experience, dont think theyve really thought this one through
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:31 (seven months ago) link
Going by that criterion, I would have blocked my children years ago.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:33 (seven months ago) link
why are you still asking me for dinner i blocked you, mods
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:35 (seven months ago) link
I owe NOTHING to you
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:50 (seven months ago) link
1 grilled cheese
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 18:51 (seven months ago) link
I'm 100% in favor of blocking anyone who mildly annoys you
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:13 (seven months ago) link
congrats
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:15 (seven months ago) link
blocking is unpaid labor
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:26 (seven months ago) link
blocking is sex work
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:26 (seven months ago) link
only if you do it right
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:27 (seven months ago) link
I'm loving the handwringing about the barbarians storming the gate if only to laugh at the incredible self regard Bluesky holds itself in
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:35 (seven months ago) link
my precious twitter clone lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:36 (seven months ago) link
wonder if theres actually even any big rush of sign ups today
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:37 (seven months ago) link
the incredible self regard Bluesky holds itself in
It's positively Tumblr-esque.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:38 (seven months ago) link
im not seeing any of this stuff tbh but as a non-loser i follow interesting funny ppl
― mark s, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:39 (seven months ago) link
i see a bit of it rted from one account i follow but besides that yeah not much, some people making fun of it, i like to see it tho its good to know whats going on, thats why i never block
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:40 (seven months ago) link
i block like Yglesias and a few music dudes i can't stand it's good for my soul
― a (waterface), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:45 (seven months ago) link
blocking is very good for people who are constantly inventing a guy to argue with (and pretending you're the guy) or reply-guy trolls. other people that are minor annoyances are just worth muting so you don't see large portions of a thread disappear in the default client
wonder if the former Tweetbot people are considering a bsky client in addition to their mastodon one. I checked out Graysky for a bit and it wasn't different enough for me to care that much
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:46 (seven months ago) link
i hate social media but have gotten hooked on twitter so hoping it dies, no desire to recreate it with another website with an annoying name.
― plax (ico), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 19:52 (seven months ago) link
Wouldn't have thought that "blocking other accounts for any reason at any time is totally acceptable" was unique to "Bluesky culture."
― jaymc, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:04 (seven months ago) link
I mean, I never blocked very many people on Twitter myself, but it seemed like a lot of other people curated their experience that way, especially people with large followings and/or who experienced a lot of harassment, and that didn't seem particularly controversial to me. That's what the block button was for.
― jaymc, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:07 (seven months ago) link
I mute pretty liberally on social media (blocking less so, but for sure if someone is being a jerk or seems like someone I wouldn’t even want seeing/engaging with my posts).
― atmospheric river phoenix (morrisp), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:12 (seven months ago) link
(On Bluesky I also relied heavily on the topic/interest feeds, and the custom feed that I set up)
― atmospheric river phoenix (morrisp), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:13 (seven months ago) link
I will mute based on vibes alone, it’s often not even a negative judgment really, just “this isn’t the kind of thing I’m here to see”
― atmospheric river phoenix (morrisp), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:14 (seven months ago) link
its fine with me if people want to mute and block til the cows come home none of my business but a society (website) that has blocking as a core spiritual practice is doomed (because too many posts will be hidden)
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:16 (seven months ago) link
muting is really the more socially conscious choice, save blocking for major cases
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:17 (seven months ago) link
― jaymc, Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:04 PM (twenty-four minutes ago)
the culture on twitter was really weird about this! people would brag about getting someone to block them, obsess over who followed/unfollowed them, etc. And people with large accounts were paradoxically less likely to block than mute, because genuinely threatening people would take a block as their impetus to rally others to harass
― ɥɯ ︵ (°□°) (mh), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 20:32 (seven months ago) link
I see none of this in eitehr bsky or twitter prob cos i dont engage with those kind of accounts at all, but honestly if anyone I do follow starts RTing realy loud whingey idpol tone police fuckers, I'll just mute/unfollow, meh.
― Stoop Crone (Trayce), Tuesday, 6 February 2024 23:08 (seven months ago) link
https://bsky.app/profile/retr0.id/post/3kkrhtm2fa32k
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:05 (seven months ago) link
realy loud whingey idpol tone police fucker
There's a screen name in there.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:06 (seven months ago) link
The tone police they come to me in my skeets
― Beyond Goo and Evol (President Keyes), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:24 (seven months ago) link
excessive blocking by a significant % of users will eventually deteriorate the overall user experience
the whole idea is to deteriorate the overall user experience
― J Edgar Noothgrush (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:41 (seven months ago) link
oh well that does make more sense now
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:47 (seven months ago) link
wonder if theres actually even any big rush of sign ups todayhttps://bsky.app/profile/retr0.id/post/3kkrhtm2fa32k
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, February 6, 2024 7:05 PM (forty-two minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
saw a big account say they gained 1k followers, get em blue sky app
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 00:48 (seven months ago) link
ceo says they got 100k+ new users https://bsky.app/profile/jay.bsky.team/post/3kks2tja2sm2q
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 01:06 (seven months ago) link
i forgot til just now that i added like 8 block lists immediately upon signing up, guess it works. i did have to manually mute tom scocca, guy is a machine
― Humanitarian Pause (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 7 February 2024 10:47 (seven months ago) link
I wasn’t aware that the Bluesky CEO was a crypto maven, so assume it’s already in a death spiral now.
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 7 February 2024 10:59 (seven months ago) link