Ha! Fuck that shit. Just blocking all Bluesky mentions is easier. I'm not playing in that cesspool.
The great thing about #friendica is i can see people on #mastodon and #bluesky smuggly talking about why their platform is superior in the same feed
The great thing about #friendica is i can see people on #mastodon and #bluesky smuggly talking about why their platform is superior in the same feed
LinkedIn user? Starting November 3 posts will be used to train their AI. Unless you opt out, actively. Your text, your data, your choice! This should have been an opt-in, not op-out.
remarkably, after a decade of #activitypub / #fediverse and several years of #atproto / #bluesky protocols, LinkedIn is the only major social media platform type that doesn't face *any* competition from a decentralized, #opensource platform.
Not even a token effort. Interesting, no?
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ks244q2qaqc5r3u5uftv4rbj/post/3lz4giuit7k2p
I think a lot about how we get more people like me (Gen Z, female, queer, into sports) on the Social Web.
One of the things I have realised is that the perception of the Social Web to someone like me isn't all that positive. It doesn't have a good 'vibe'.
In this blog post, I've explored the initial vibe of the Social Web to someone like me. I'd love if you checked it out.
https://forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vibe-of-the-social-web/
I think a lot about how we get more people like me (Gen Z, female, queer, into sports) on the Social Web.
One of the things I have realised is that the perception of the Social Web to someone like me isn't all that positive. It doesn't have a good 'vibe'.
In this blog post, I've explored the initial vibe of the Social Web to someone like me. I'd love if you checked it out.
https://forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vibe-of-the-social-web/
"At the end of the day, no matter how good and ethical something is, it has to feel right to the user. Unfortunately, for the majority of the Social Web, the vibe isn't good enough for new users to trust and try the tech. But, if we know that, we can work to change it."
@saskia takes a look at the vibe of the social web to outsiders.
https://forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vibe-of-the-social-web/
#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Blog #Mastodon #Bluesky #OpenSocialWeb
"At the end of the day, no matter how good and ethical something is, it has to feel right to the user. Unfortunately, for the majority of the Social Web, the vibe isn't good enough for new users to trust and try the tech. But, if we know that, we can work to change it."
@saskia takes a look at the vibe of the social web to outsiders.
https://forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vibe-of-the-social-web/
#SocialWeb #SocialMedia #Blog #Mastodon #Bluesky #OpenSocialWeb
I think a lot about how we get more people like me (Gen Z, female, queer, into sports) on the Social Web.
One of the things I have realised is that the perception of the Social Web to someone like me isn't all that positive. It doesn't have a good 'vibe'.
In this blog post, I've explored the initial vibe of the Social Web to someone like me. I'd love if you checked it out.
https://forbetter.ghost.io/whats-the-vibe-of-the-social-web/
Today's threads (a thread)
Inside: No such thing as selective censorship resistance; and more!
Archived at: https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/16/too-many-throats-to-choke/
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Good discussion of the inherent anti-censorship benefits of decentralization.
Giving #Bluesky credit for being decentralized because of #Blacksky, when Blacksky only currently has about 2000 users out of 34 million, seems a bit generous. But heck, it's a start, right?
Good mention of the Bluesky TOS changes, but feel like it would more accurate to say AT Protocol is potentially decentralizable, rather than currently decentralized, until mass credible exit is actually a reality.
RE
"Buy from artists and creators you like online...and "get off of #Facebook, #Insta and #Twitter and join #Mastodon and/or #Bluesky..."
#corydoctorow said some stuff on his post "Wallet Voting" Sep 13 2025 that gave me the idea of a new, improved, #lottery
A lottery where most of the money ⭕doesn't go to the lottery company, or the State, etc.
RE
"Buy from artists and creators you like online...and "get off of #Facebook, #Insta and #Twitter and join #Mastodon and/or #Bluesky..."
#corydoctorow said some stuff on his post "Wallet Voting" Sep 13 2025 that gave me the idea of a new, improved, #lottery
A lottery where most of the money ⭕doesn't go to the lottery company, or the State, etc.
For a really good annecdotal description (and ensuing discussion) of the current state of "federation" on #Bluesky, check out this really informative thread from @span mcc:
https://mastodon.social/@mcc/115204933163360398
"Imagine a hypothetical comic artist, "Gertrude". One day a hypothetical podcaster named "Louis CK" dies, and "Gertrude" posts something rude about this. Bluesky bans her..."