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this post was submitted on 05 Apr 2025
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I still dont get why people use bluesky. I mean if you really want a pseudo federated social media, might as well use twitter and not migrate. Its ridiculous.
Because it is a decently polished app that is by many metrics a step up from Twitter, and it has a ton of people. Social networks will always be a numbers game. Some will hit the curve and some won’t, but it is often not linked to technical merit.
I assume people want something centralised like Twitter but without Musk. Most people don't care about federation and don't want the extra complexity and division it causes.
It doesn't create division if properly designed, and Mastodon honestly does it rather well generally. There are just two things that hampered its adoption, which was the bad "default" app everyone installed as well as the network's inability to scale absurdly fast.
It's like with proper cities with lots of stores vs. big box stores. The latter might got everything in one place, but it fucks up everything around it. And a well designed city with lots of small stores is way more beautiful and pleasing in every aspect.
^(Yes I watch NotJustBikes, how do you know?)^
Network effect. Its where everyone is.
Bluesky is excellent that's why.
The vast majority of people don't, they simply want something like what Twitter was before elon ruined it. If the Twitter exodus resulted in mass adoption of federated platforms, it'd be a happy coincidence.
Moderation is better, including better personal moderation filters, etc