Chris RemingtonM to Technology@beehaw.org • 18 days agoBluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internetwww.wired.comexternal-linkmessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up183arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
arrow-up183arrow-down1external-linkBluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internetwww.wired.comChris RemingtonM to Technology@beehaw.org • 18 days agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ml
minus-squaremadjolinkfedilink6•18 days agoFollow a few interesting hashtags and you have your recommendation algorithm, but one you’re in control of.
minus-square@Scrollone@feddit.itlinkfedilink5•18 days agoHave you seen the average person recently? They like to be spoon-fed content in a passive way. Look at Instagram Reels or TikTok. Mastodon is fine for geeks like us, but the average Joe would find it dead and boring. Bluesky managed to fill that hole left by Twitter.
minus-squaremadjolinkfedilink3•17 days agoIn that case, I wish the “average person” a lot of fun on corporate internet. Meanwhile we’ll have more fun on the federated indie internet.
Follow a few interesting hashtags and you have your recommendation algorithm, but one you’re in control of.
Have you seen the average person recently? They like to be spoon-fed content in a passive way. Look at Instagram Reels or TikTok.
Mastodon is fine for geeks like us, but the average Joe would find it dead and boring. Bluesky managed to fill that hole left by Twitter.
In that case, I wish the “average person” a lot of fun on corporate internet. Meanwhile we’ll have more fun on the federated indie internet.