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peterlk 2 hours ago [-]
Bluesky, threads, mastodon, and everything else built on activitypub AT, etc. are still there. You can leave X behind; the only thing stopping you is the other people who could also leave X but are still there because you’re there. There are real problems with the fediverse, but they are solvable and the biggest problem is the social connections/stickiness. So start with that!
TFNA 2 hours ago [-]
I’d argue that microblogging inherently trends towards social pathologies, since there is little room for nuance in such short-form text. Not to mention that those other platforms already have their own established cultures and shibboleths, where not everyone coming from a competing network will feel comfortable. If someone manages to shake off an X addiction, they might be better off giving up microblogging entirely.
kccqzy 12 minutes ago [-]
Microblogging in the fediverse somehow does not trend towards social pathologies. I just don’t ever feel the need to shorten my posts because the word limit is generally generous enough for significant nuance. It’s like HN: comments tend to be short just because of the medium, but longer comments with significant nuance are possible.
anigbrowl 1 hours ago [-]
This isn't a good argument. I did move most of my social activity off X on to other platforms, but despite months of effort I had little luck persuading other people to do the same.
It's not because they love Musk, the network effects are just too strong. Media companies mostly set up Bluesky accounts, for example, but they get a fraction of the traffic there. Many elected officials just stayed on X, or if they set up accounts on other platforms they underused or abandoned those which did not get a lot of traffic. World leaders are all still on X. I think it's foolish to blame individual users for 'not leaving hard enough' when all but a very few of them have too little influence to overcome the 'gravity' of the market leader.
Imustaskforhelp 2 hours ago [-]
Yea, I really want bluesky,mastodon to succeed in the sense of actually having people who are talking about things that I am interested in and more connections in general.
I would also wish to point out lemmy is an interesting project too.
I don't really use twitter anyway but I was frequent on bluesky but didn't really get any responses whatsoever sometimes so I ended up not using it either.
Hackernews and some other forums are honestly just about it for me at a certain point but I do wish to relook at bluesky and mastodon
866-RON-0-FEZ 1 hours ago [-]
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Havoc 42 minutes ago [-]
With few exceptions (shared corp accounts like apple's) 50 posts should just be the hardcap overall.
You don't have 200 good insights per day that the world absolutely needs to hear...
dgellow 13 minutes ago [-]
It’s really sad that microblogging evolved to become „I share a message expected to reach as far as possible“. The interesting about microblogging was the small scale imho, you have a few friends you’re sharing content with. Yes it is public but you don’t expect your posts to be seen by everyone. That has completely been lost
TooSmugToFail 2 hours ago [-]
So much more than my average of zero posts and zero replies per year.
pixl97 2 hours ago [-]
Heh, my experience with Twitter.
Signed up, got a notice 30 seconds later I needed to give my phone number.
Me: fuck that, what do the need that for.
Twitter a week later: Oh, by the way we gave all your phone numbers to hackers because we suck.
866-RON-0-FEZ 2 hours ago [-]
If you're posting to social media as a casual user more than 50 times a day, you're either a spam bot or severely mentally ill. Those numbers are hit by 24/7 news organizations with large social media teams on staff.
They obviously have the means to pay for professional-level access.
Hitting the limit should unironically be a sign to go outside and touch grass.
DoesntMatter22 51 seconds ago [-]
Would be a lot even for a news org TBH
hereme888 2 hours ago [-]
I stopped paying for a blue checkmark when I noticed so many paid accounts were managed by AI bots anyways, and my account is shadow-banned when I post unpopular opinions.
It's not because they love Musk, the network effects are just too strong. Media companies mostly set up Bluesky accounts, for example, but they get a fraction of the traffic there. Many elected officials just stayed on X, or if they set up accounts on other platforms they underused or abandoned those which did not get a lot of traffic. World leaders are all still on X. I think it's foolish to blame individual users for 'not leaving hard enough' when all but a very few of them have too little influence to overcome the 'gravity' of the market leader.
I would also wish to point out lemmy is an interesting project too.
I don't really use twitter anyway but I was frequent on bluesky but didn't really get any responses whatsoever sometimes so I ended up not using it either.
Hackernews and some other forums are honestly just about it for me at a certain point but I do wish to relook at bluesky and mastodon
You don't have 200 good insights per day that the world absolutely needs to hear...
Signed up, got a notice 30 seconds later I needed to give my phone number.
Me: fuck that, what do the need that for.
Twitter a week later: Oh, by the way we gave all your phone numbers to hackers because we suck.
They obviously have the means to pay for professional-level access.
Hitting the limit should unironically be a sign to go outside and touch grass.