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I think the invite system worked. They managed to keep high-bandwidth low-effort users out until nicest of online people recreated early-Twitter-like culture, u
by numpad0 3y ago
I think the invite system worked. They managed to keep high-bandwidth low-effort users out until nicest of online people recreated early-Twitter-like culture, unlike how Mastodon Fediverse had gone with flood of empty calories trying to make a big exodus happen. There are probably lessons on how to build a successful social medium, more so than about architecting a technically scalable system.
- JeremyNT 3y agoPersonally I would agree. Of all these services Bluesky is the only one I have an account on and actually use directly (I "use" Twitter indicrectly via Nitter). I was actually excited to get an invite. It just feels... cleaner somehow. The slow trickle has, I think, kept it from being overrun by low effort posters and bots.
- wraptile 3y ago> They managed to keep high-bandwidth low-effort users out until nicest of online people recreated early-Twitter-like culture You say that as if it's a good thing. Bluesky turned into one of the most toxic networks out there. Just browsing the discover feed should dispell any illusions of a healthy community - most posts are whining about american politics or whining about some other unimportant memes like AI art instead of fostering growth about common interests like Mastodon does. Bluesky had their chance with invite only and curated feeds (with some really dedicated community admins) but they've fumbled it all by focusing on american culture wars instead of the nice thing they had.
- numpad0 3y ago> most posts are whining about american politics or whining about some other unimportant memes like AI art Not my experience at all. This is one such strange online remarks.