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

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190 points amichail | 2 comments | 20 Nov 24 12:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | 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. dpkonofa ◴[20 Nov 24 15:53 UTC] No.42195049[source]▶
It's not for casual users. The only way it adds value to your life is if you use it more than casually. It's a symbiotic thing. The more info you feed it, the more valuable the information you receive on it will be to you.
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2. jazzyjackson ◴[20 Nov 24 16:14 UTC] No.42195346[source]▶
Also it was a revelation for me as a nontwitterer to go barhopping with a friend who tweeted his itinerary and we met up with a couple of strangers that followed him online. Like, oh, social media can actually lead to social interaction, amazing. Probably not typical experience but a few people I know would never willingly give up on such a powerful networking tool in their niche.