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Why not use the "Following" feed? You won't get any recommended content (besides ads without an adblocker) and only see stuff from people you follow. Side note

Why not use the "Following" feed? You won't get any recommended content (besides ads without an adblocker) and only see stuff from people you follow. Side note: It's annoying how many tech people started posting their political hot takes since ~2016. I unfollowed everyone who tweeted about politics.

cosmic_cheese 2y ago
Discover feeds, if they try to be actually relevant to the user, can be a great tool for finding new people to follow and help keep the following feed fresh. I primarily follow artists on Twit-alikes and it’s how I once upon a time used it on Twitter and now use it on Bluesky. A discover feed that’s not adversarial isn’t strictly necessary but it’s a significant selling point.
- sunaookami 2y ago
  >I primarily follow artists on Twit-alikes and it’s how I once upon a time used it on Twitter and now use it on Bluesky. I still do this on Twitter and the "For You" feed works great.
- Yeul 2y ago
  My brother is an artist and he's looking into an alternative to Insta. With the US going full into homophobia, Christianity and xenophobia it's time to divest from American social media.
calmworm 2y ago
“It's annoying how many people started posting their political hot takes…” ftfy
matthewdgreen 2y ago
Because a lot of the smartest and most interesting people just stopped posting. And frankly I don't blame them. A good chunk of the reason is that the replies are recently much more angry and toxic, which makes the entire platform stressful to use.
- 2024user 2y ago
  Examples of those people?
  - sroussey 2y ago
    Well, I did. Thinking about writing on bsky. X prefers randos with checkmarks donating money to Elon over people with interesting opinions.
NikolaNovak 2y ago
It's tricky. I don't post about politics on my social media feeds, but... I spend increasing amount of time feeling that I should start. Context: 1. I come from a country that was torn into horrible civil war by populist leaders spouting exactly the same tactics and phrases as some of the North American elected leaders do now. 2. I don't believe in manifest destiny, I'm not religious, and so I don't believe that the average well being in USA and Canada is God given, inevitable, or guaranteed. 3. All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do or say nothing. So... Is covering my head under the sand like the mythical ostrich and going LaLaLa over next 4 years the polite thing to do, lest somebody unsubscribe? Or do I have all but duty to try to encourage tolerance, bridge communication between my polarized friends and neighbours, speak of my past and hope for the future?
- sunaookami 2y ago
  Posting about politics on social media changes exactly zero. In the end you will only have people with the same opinion as yours around you which distorts your world view. If you really want to get involved, you should start with your local community and make things better in your hometown. You can't change country-wide politics.
  - _w1tm 2y ago
    > If you really want to get involved, you should start with your local community and make things better in your hometown. You can't change country-wide politics. Isn’t that basically Russia
    - bdangubic 2y ago
      Care to explain what you mean here? Getting involved in local community is where you can make a difference in your and your loved ones lives. Voting in local elections is INFINITELY more important than general elections and it is not even close… Not sure what Russia has to do with that?
      - 2y ago
sureIy 2y ago
I tried but I don't follow enough people I suppose (~100) and many probably left. This resulted in my "Following" feed being completely taken over by really prolific CSS guy.

cosmic_cheese 2y ago

Discover feeds, if they try to be actually relevant to the user, can be a great tool for finding new people to follow and help keep the following feed fresh. I primarily follow artists on Twit-alikes and it’s how I once upon a time used it on Twitter and now use it on Bluesky. A discover feed that’s not adversarial isn’t strictly necessary but it’s a significant selling point.

sunaookami 2y ago
>I primarily follow artists on Twit-alikes and it’s how I once upon a time used it on Twitter and now use it on Bluesky. I still do this on Twitter and the "For You" feed works great.
Yeul 2y ago
My brother is an artist and he's looking into an alternative to Insta. With the US going full into homophobia, Christianity and xenophobia it's time to divest from American social media.

calmworm 2y ago

“It's annoying how many people started posting their political hot takes…” ftfy

matthewdgreen 2y ago

Because a lot of the smartest and most interesting people just stopped posting. And frankly I don't blame them. A good chunk of the reason is that the replies are recently much more angry and toxic, which makes the entire platform stressful to use.

2024user 2y ago
Examples of those people?
- sroussey 2y ago
  Well, I did. Thinking about writing on bsky. X prefers randos with checkmarks donating money to Elon over people with interesting opinions.

NikolaNovak 2y ago

It's tricky. I don't post about politics on my social media feeds, but... I spend increasing amount of time feeling that I should start. Context: 1. I come from a country that was torn into horrible civil war by populist leaders spouting exactly the same tactics and phrases as some of the North American elected leaders do now. 2. I don't believe in manifest destiny, I'm not religious, and so I don't believe that the average well being in USA and Canada is God given, inevitable, or guaranteed. 3. All it takes for evil to win is for good people to do or say nothing. So... Is covering my head under the sand like the mythical ostrich and going LaLaLa over next 4 years the polite thing to do, lest somebody unsubscribe? Or do I have all but duty to try to encourage tolerance, bridge communication between my polarized friends and neighbours, speak of my past and hope for the future?

sunaookami 2y ago
Posting about politics on social media changes exactly zero. In the end you will only have people with the same opinion as yours around you which distorts your world view. If you really want to get involved, you should start with your local community and make things better in your hometown. You can't change country-wide politics.
- _w1tm 2y ago
  > If you really want to get involved, you should start with your local community and make things better in your hometown. You can't change country-wide politics. Isn’t that basically Russia
  - bdangubic 2y ago
    Care to explain what you mean here? Getting involved in local community is where you can make a difference in your and your loved ones lives. Voting in local elections is INFINITELY more important than general elections and it is not even close… Not sure what Russia has to do with that?
    - 2y ago

sureIy 2y ago

I tried but I don't follow enough people I suppose (~100) and many probably left. This resulted in my "Following" feed being completely taken over by really prolific CSS guy.