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Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

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190 points amichail | 1 comments | 20 Nov 24 12:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.571s | source
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PurpleBison ◴[20 Nov 24 15:24 UTC] No.42194684[source]▶
I've been using Bluesky casually for the past week and, as someone who was never a regular Twitter user, I don't see the point of using these kinds of social media websites. Sure, Bluesky is definitely less toxic than Twitter, but I still haven't found a way for it to add value to my life.
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1. tbrownaw ◴[20 Nov 24 15:47 UTC] No.42194963[source]▶
If people you know are there, it's an alternative to sms or phone calls or whatever.

If people sharing your profession or hobbies are there, it's a way to hobnob or talk shop.

If you follow a bunch of reporter-type people, it's an alternative to the newspaper.

The actual site itself is mostly irrelevant, except for how easy or hard or makes it to do specific things.