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Bluesky doesn't even have a following feed like twitter (where only posts by people you follow show up)

by TiredOfLife 2y ago

medhir 2y ago
yes it does…
- TiredOfLife 2y ago
  No, it doesn't.
add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
What the hell are you talking about, that's the default view.
- TiredOfLife 2y ago
  It might be default view but its filled with posts by people i don't follow
  - add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
    You can turn off retweets and replies. If you're going to use software with only the default options, at least don't spread misinformation about what you failed to try to learn.
    - TiredOfLife 2y ago
      I am not talking about replies and retweets. Those are literally posts from people I dont follow and are not reposts. 4 day old post is followed by posts posted only hours ago.
      - rideontime 2y ago
        You must be misunderstanding something.
      - add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
        Maybe you're looking at the "Discover" tab and not the default one which is called "Following". One scenario where chronology is confusing is when a reply to an earlier tweet takes its chronological place in the timeline but also includes the earlier tweet for context.
        TiredOfLife 2y ago
        I am looking at the tab called Following. I even turned off quotes, replies and mentions. It still shows only 3 days (yesterday it was 4 days) of posts by followers followed by random crap.
drusepth 2y ago
The two feeds on Bluesky are "Following" (only posts by people you follow show up) and "Discover" (largely dominated by posts by people you don't follow). There are two huge tabs at the top of your feed to switch between them. If you are following 0 people, the "Following" feed acts similar to the "Discover" feed. As soon as you follow a single person, it works as you'd expect (only showing content from people you've followed).
- TiredOfLife 2y ago
  I follow multiple people. The following tab shows a couple of their posts and the rest is just random posters
  - CommieBobDole 2y ago
    Something is terribly wrong, then; my following feed shows posts (and certain replies) from people I follow in reverse chronological order, and nothing else, ever. Are you maybe seeing things that have been reposted by people you follow? There's a lot of that, but those still count as "posts from people you follow". If you want to exclude those, there are settings at the following link: https://bsky.app/settings/following-feed https://bsky.app/settings/following-feed Also if you just want to not see them sometimes, there's a feed you can add called 'OnlyPosts': https://bsky.app/profile/skyfeed.xyz/feed/only-posts https://bsky.app/profile/skyfeed.xyz/feed/only-posts
    - TiredOfLife 2y ago
      Those settings did nothing. And that only-posts feed is even stranger. It only shows 3 days. People I follow have months of posts.
  - drusepth 2y ago
    Do those random posts have a "Reposted by (person you follow)" line at the top of them?

Bluesky doesn't even have a following feed like twitter (where only posts by people you follow show up)

medhir 2y ago

yes it does…

TiredOfLife 2y ago
No, it doesn't.

add-sub-mul-div 2y ago

What the hell are you talking about, that's the default view.

TiredOfLife 2y ago
It might be default view but its filled with posts by people i don't follow
- add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
  You can turn off retweets and replies. If you're going to use software with only the default options, at least don't spread misinformation about what you failed to try to learn.
  - TiredOfLife 2y ago
    I am not talking about replies and retweets. Those are literally posts from people I dont follow and are not reposts. 4 day old post is followed by posts posted only hours ago.
    - rideontime 2y ago
      You must be misunderstanding something.
    - add-sub-mul-div 2y ago
      Maybe you're looking at the "Discover" tab and not the default one which is called "Following". One scenario where chronology is confusing is when a reply to an earlier tweet takes its chronological place in the timeline but also includes the earlier tweet for context.
      - TiredOfLife 2y ago
        I am looking at the tab called Following. I even turned off quotes, replies and mentions. It still shows only 3 days (yesterday it was 4 days) of posts by followers followed by random crap.

drusepth 2y ago

The two feeds on Bluesky are "Following" (only posts by people you follow show up) and "Discover" (largely dominated by posts by people you don't follow). There are two huge tabs at the top of your feed to switch between them. If you are following 0 people, the "Following" feed acts similar to the "Discover" feed. As soon as you follow a single person, it works as you'd expect (only showing content from people you've followed).

TiredOfLife 2y ago
I follow multiple people. The following tab shows a couple of their posts and the rest is just random posters
- CommieBobDole 2y ago
  Something is terribly wrong, then; my following feed shows posts (and certain replies) from people I follow in reverse chronological order, and nothing else, ever. Are you maybe seeing things that have been reposted by people you follow? There's a lot of that, but those still count as "posts from people you follow". If you want to exclude those, there are settings at the following link: https://bsky.app/settings/following-feed https://bsky.app/settings/following-feed Also if you just want to not see them sometimes, there's a feed you can add called 'OnlyPosts': https://bsky.app/profile/skyfeed.xyz/feed/only-posts https://bsky.app/profile/skyfeed.xyz/feed/only-posts
  - TiredOfLife 2y ago
    Those settings did nothing. And that only-posts feed is even stranger. It only shows 3 days. People I follow have months of posts.
- drusepth 2y ago
  Do those random posts have a "Reposted by (person you follow)" line at the top of them?