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BlueSky has attained critical mass and it is the next generation of microblogging. We’re witnessing the long awaited dethroning of twitter and it will end up

BlueSky has attained critical mass and it is the next generation of microblogging. We’re witnessing the long awaited dethroning of twitter and it will end up ceding the space like Reddit did.

SoftTalker 2y ago
Until users get disenchanted with it and move to the next thing....
- NovemberWhiskey 2y ago
  Actually that bit I care less about.
- moomin 2y ago
  I never got disenchanted with Twitter. It got boring. If it had stayed the same I’d still be on there complaining about it.
  - dragonwriter 2y ago
    Transitioning from not finding it boring to finding it boring is exactly being disenchanted with it.
    - moomin 2y ago
      That would be true if Twitter hadn't changed, but it really has. More bots, more commercial accounts (or nakedly commercial accounts) and far fewer people getting into deep discussions of Nix and Haskell with dumb jokes.
- CalChris 2y ago
  … which is the way it should be. Users vote with their fingers and eyeballs.
- FlyingSnake 2y ago
  That’s the whole point. These next gen protocols make it easy enough to move on to the next thing.
  - chx 2y ago
    Yes but bluesky does not let you do that! https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/ https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/
    - neilalexander 2y ago
      It doesn't have a polished export UI yet but it is absolutely possible: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGRATION.md https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR...
      - chx 2y ago
        That's not the next thing that's the same thing
- rikthevik 2y ago
  Yeah dude. There will be a next thing. “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
mardifoufs 2y ago
I mean, it's still a very small niche website of again, mostly tech related westerners. Twitter is much more diverse
- danielovichdk 2y ago
  Diverse is probably a stretch. More like an echo chamber for the choir preachers.
  - mardifoufs 2y ago
    No it is just a lot more diverse. For example there's a big presence on twitter of Arab politics/politicians or for french rap, or even local Quebec politics. On bluesky it's mostly white dudes talking about tech or about twitter
- dogleash 2y ago
  > very small niche website of again, mostly tech related westerners That's what they want. A social club with an overton window they like. It's designed for mass userbase so it can feel like a big party that "everybody" is at. But once "everybody" includes their parents then the party is over.
Postosuchus 2y ago
Nope. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
jonas21 2y ago
What happened to Reddit? AFAIK, they're bigger than ever now.
- ceejayoz 2y ago
  In any of the larger subreddits, the posts are heavily repost bots and the top comments stolen from the last time it was posted.
  - PittleyDunkin 2y ago
    It's also astroturfed to death, including moderation.
- Cyph0n 2y ago
  Astroturfing and moderator controlled subreddits have ruined Reddit for me. /r/worldnews is one example of the latter.
  - jiggawatts 2y ago
    Someone analysed a popular post and found that 19 of the top 20 comments were bots. The Dead Internet theory is all too true.
  - IAmGraydon 2y ago
    Reddit's become a propaganda factory, and it's disturbing. Heavily astroturfed subs are creating an echo chamber effect that's clearly damaging users' mental health. The platform's lax security makes it an easy mark for foreign misinformation campaigns. You can still sign up without even an email address!
PittleyDunkin 2y ago
I think some of the community will also move to substack
- talldayo 2y ago
  As an outsider, I've always associated Bluesky/Twitter with "volitile but potentially cutting-edge reporting" and followed it but with a grain of salt. When I see an article on Substack I always assume the worst. The signal-to-noise ratio is lower on Medium and Substack than any other social platform I browse, which is a tragic indictment of where long-form blogging has gone.
  - PittleyDunkin 2y ago
    As with all social media, it's about who you follow. I've found it particularly attractive for international reporting, albeit typically with some clear bent or polemic.
IAmGraydon 2y ago
Not sure if you're being serious, but Reddit gets FAR more traffic than Twitter. Twitter is #43 out of all the sites on the internet in terms of traffic. Reddit is #10. Bluesky is not even on the map yet.

BlueSky has attained critical mass and it is the next generation of microblogging. We’re witnessing the long awaited dethroning of twitter and it will end up ceding the space like Reddit did.

SoftTalker 2y ago

Until users get disenchanted with it and move to the next thing....

NovemberWhiskey 2y ago
Actually that bit I care less about.
moomin 2y ago
I never got disenchanted with Twitter. It got boring. If it had stayed the same I’d still be on there complaining about it.
- dragonwriter 2y ago
  Transitioning from not finding it boring to finding it boring is exactly being disenchanted with it.
  - moomin 2y ago
    That would be true if Twitter hadn't changed, but it really has. More bots, more commercial accounts (or nakedly commercial accounts) and far fewer people getting into deep discussions of Nix and Haskell with dumb jokes.
CalChris 2y ago
… which is the way it should be. Users vote with their fingers and eyeballs.
FlyingSnake 2y ago
That’s the whole point. These next gen protocols make it easy enough to move on to the next thing.
- chx 2y ago
  Yes but bluesky does not let you do that! https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/ https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/02/ulysses-pact/
  - neilalexander 2y ago
    It doesn't have a polished export UI yet but it is absolutely possible: https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGRATION.md https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds/blob/main/ACCOUNT_MIGR...
    - chx 2y ago
      That's not the next thing that's the same thing
rikthevik 2y ago
Yeah dude. There will be a next thing. “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee

mardifoufs 2y ago

I mean, it's still a very small niche website of again, mostly tech related westerners. Twitter is much more diverse

danielovichdk 2y ago
Diverse is probably a stretch. More like an echo chamber for the choir preachers.
- mardifoufs 2y ago
  No it is just a lot more diverse. For example there's a big presence on twitter of Arab politics/politicians or for french rap, or even local Quebec politics. On bluesky it's mostly white dudes talking about tech or about twitter
dogleash 2y ago
> very small niche website of again, mostly tech related westerners That's what they want. A social club with an overton window they like. It's designed for mass userbase so it can feel like a big party that "everybody" is at. But once "everybody" includes their parents then the party is over.

Postosuchus 2y ago

Nope. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

jonas21 2y ago

What happened to Reddit? AFAIK, they're bigger than ever now.

ceejayoz 2y ago
In any of the larger subreddits, the posts are heavily repost bots and the top comments stolen from the last time it was posted.
- PittleyDunkin 2y ago
  It's also astroturfed to death, including moderation.
Cyph0n 2y ago
Astroturfing and moderator controlled subreddits have ruined Reddit for me. /r/worldnews is one example of the latter.
- jiggawatts 2y ago
  Someone analysed a popular post and found that 19 of the top 20 comments were bots. The Dead Internet theory is all too true.
- IAmGraydon 2y ago
  Reddit's become a propaganda factory, and it's disturbing. Heavily astroturfed subs are creating an echo chamber effect that's clearly damaging users' mental health. The platform's lax security makes it an easy mark for foreign misinformation campaigns. You can still sign up without even an email address!

PittleyDunkin 2y ago

I think some of the community will also move to substack

talldayo 2y ago
As an outsider, I've always associated Bluesky/Twitter with "volitile but potentially cutting-edge reporting" and followed it but with a grain of salt. When I see an article on Substack I always assume the worst. The signal-to-noise ratio is lower on Medium and Substack than any other social platform I browse, which is a tragic indictment of where long-form blogging has gone.
- PittleyDunkin 2y ago
  As with all social media, it's about who you follow. I've found it particularly attractive for international reporting, albeit typically with some clear bent or polemic.

IAmGraydon 2y ago

Not sure if you're being serious, but Reddit gets FAR more traffic than Twitter. Twitter is #43 out of all the sites on the internet in terms of traffic. Reddit is #10. Bluesky is not even on the map yet.