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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: 0s | source
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kps ◴[20 Nov 24 15:15 UTC] No.42194585[source]▶
I hope this will become true; it's the reason I made an account as soon as possible (not the one that matches my name), have followed hashtag-based feeds with mixed success, and donated to my favourite client (tokimeki.blue). I want to follow topics, in the fashion of Usenet or Reddit, not people. If I'm interested in dandelions, I want to read Jay Expert's posts about dandelions, not their posts about their breakfast (unless it's dandelions) or favourite TV show (unless it's about dandelions).

I fear the recent US election is going to kill it, though.

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attilakun ◴[20 Nov 24 15:55 UTC] No.42195067[source]▶
> I fear the recent US election is going to kill it, though.

How? Aren’t there a lot more people migrating to Bluesky now in light of Musk’s antics on X?

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1. DFHippie ◴[20 Nov 24 16:14 UTC] No.42195348[source]▶
Trump talked continuously about weaponizing the government, how it was done to him ("They are investigating/prosecuting my crimes and I am a politician now! Disgraceful!"), and how he was going to do it good and hard to those who opposed him. Now Musk is the de facto vice president, so anyone who annoys Musk or gets in the way of his amassing more wealth and power is a potential target. You don't have to have any case. Just drown the startup in legal bills.