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Platforms which drive away normal users with unwarranted hate become increasingly concentrated with toxic people over time. If bluesky don’t find a way to esca

Platforms which drive away normal users with unwarranted hate become increasingly concentrated with toxic people over time. If bluesky don’t find a way to escape this spiral of driving away normal people and attracting toxic people it’s going to become a sort of left-wing 4chan.

rchaud 1y ago
Have a peek at the Facebook comments on Adobe's account. The sentiment is the same. We live in an economy where customers have no outlet to have their concerns heard, while companies set up shop on communal forums to blast their bullhorn. Why should communication be one way? It's interesting that you see this as a moderation issue for Bluesky rather than an opportunity for a billion dollar brand to rethink the way they communicate online.
- sandspar 1y ago
  Saying that BlueSky resembles Facebook comments isn't exactly a glowing review.
  - rchaud 1y ago
    I'm addressing the assertion that mean comments will scare off 'normal people'. It hasn't yet on Facebook, Reddit, Instagram etc. Brand pages get blasted everywhere, it comes with the territory.
    - sandspar 1y ago
      Facebook has size and inertia. Bluesky is small so needs high status early adopters. Such people have reputations to maintain so will avoid toxic drama like Bluesky. The sites are in different life stages.
Henchman21 1y ago
How is the Adobe corporate account a "normal user"? Define "normal people"?
stafferxrr 1y ago
I don't think it possible with the the twitter/bluesky UI to not become dominated by grandstanding, attention starved, narcissists. The same way a photo sharing app is going to become dominated by attention starved, narcissists posting sexy photos. Normal users just don't have the same motivation to post. It is like complaining rotting meat is attracting flies.
bigyabai 1y ago
Oh no! Imagine if all the corporate advertisers left our social media platform! That would be like Hacker News but without all the shills using it. Practically unrecognizable, all the "normal people" would be gone.
- AlexeyBelov 1y ago
  Truly an awful thought.

rchaud 1y ago

Have a peek at the Facebook comments on Adobe's account. The sentiment is the same. We live in an economy where customers have no outlet to have their concerns heard, while companies set up shop on communal forums to blast their bullhorn. Why should communication be one way? It's interesting that you see this as a moderation issue for Bluesky rather than an opportunity for a billion dollar brand to rethink the way they communicate online.

sandspar 1y ago
Saying that BlueSky resembles Facebook comments isn't exactly a glowing review.
- rchaud 1y ago
  I'm addressing the assertion that mean comments will scare off 'normal people'. It hasn't yet on Facebook, Reddit, Instagram etc. Brand pages get blasted everywhere, it comes with the territory.
  - sandspar 1y ago
    Facebook has size and inertia. Bluesky is small so needs high status early adopters. Such people have reputations to maintain so will avoid toxic drama like Bluesky. The sites are in different life stages.

Henchman21 1y ago

How is the Adobe corporate account a "normal user"? Define "normal people"?

stafferxrr 1y ago

I don't think it possible with the the twitter/bluesky UI to not become dominated by grandstanding, attention starved, narcissists. The same way a photo sharing app is going to become dominated by attention starved, narcissists posting sexy photos. Normal users just don't have the same motivation to post. It is like complaining rotting meat is attracting flies.

bigyabai 1y ago

Oh no! Imagine if all the corporate advertisers left our social media platform! That would be like Hacker News but without all the shills using it. Practically unrecognizable, all the "normal people" would be gone.

AlexeyBelov 1y ago
Truly an awful thought.