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

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190 points amichail | 3 comments | 20 Nov 24 12:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.54s | 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. Vaslo ◴[20 Nov 24 16:36 UTC] No.42195614[source]▶
Lol who told you that? X is vibrant and big ad companies are coming back. I personally created an account on Bluesky not to support it but to ensure leftists cannot create an echo chamber.
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2. bee_rider ◴[20 Nov 24 18:09 UTC] No.42196617[source]▶
What do you mean by “cannot create an echo chamber?” The whole pitch of the site is build-your-own-filter functionality.
3. timbit42 ◴[21 Nov 24 15:32 UTC] No.42205301[source]▶
Yes, vibrant with hate speech and now Musk is deleting accounts of people he doesn't like. Free speech my ass.