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Well all “social” media is remarkably anti-social (yes, Reddit too).
But if you grew up with it, you firmly believe it’s an inevitable part of life, like death and taxes, so the question is which platform to choose.
BlueSky doesn’t use algorithms the way others do, it doesn’t shove paid ads and random stuff down your throat.
That means it requires more active engagement to make your feed your own, like you have to find stuff to follow on your own.
But on the other hand since the algo doesn’t promote content that drives engagement, there is much less exhibitionism, so there are far fewer psychos and narcissists - and it’s also the reason why corporations are indifferent to it.
It’s still going to become your little echo chamber if you use it - but at least the platform itself isn’t going to deform the experience to maximize engagement.
It’s like a mix of the twitter format of the 2010s and the forum dynamic of the 2000s.
Comment by Bonderis at 08/01/2025 at 02:02 UTC
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None of that matter when the population of the site is 99% uneducated progressives