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Ask HN: Bluesky Accounts Worth Following for HN Enthusiasts

148 points IAmGraydon | 5 comments | 20 Nov 24 01:18 UTC | HN request time: 0.439s | source

Hey fellow HN enthusiasts!

I'm looking to expand my Bluesky feed with accounts that share interesting, tech-related content, similar to what we discuss here on HN.

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Aachen ◴[20 Nov 24 01:28 UTC] No.42189950[source]▶
I see a lot of people on Mastodon posting jokes about Twitter users moving to another centralised and venture capital-backed platform, like that "this time it will be different for sure!". I haven't read up on it myself so don't know what to think. Can someone burst my bubble on this?

Edit: saw a lot of valid responses, thanks! My question is answered and I might sign up on bsky as well if I get bored on Mastodon or want to connect with someone there :)

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1. Gigachad ◴[20 Nov 24 01:35 UTC] No.42189997[source]▶
Personally I don't really care that Bluesky is centralized, I actually prefer it since it's easier to use and there isn't the risk that my random server admin is going to go rouge or shut down the server like you get with Mastodon.

Twitter was pretty much fine until Musk started shitting it up so something that is pretty much like Twitter pre Musk is all I want. Bluesky fills that position well.

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2. caycep ◴[20 Nov 24 01:53 UTC] No.42190117[source]▶
rogue.
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5. schwax ◴[20 Nov 24 02:33 UTC] No.42190336[source]▶
I see why people might say it but "Bluesky is centralized" isn't an especially accurate criticism. The protocol allows essentially any aspect of Bluesky to be decentralized, up to and including starting a competing service that still interoperates with Bluesky users—no permission required.