Bluesky doesn't look to me to be a serious vehicle for our politics yet

[bigtree]

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...it's mostly an echo chamber full of witty and wonderful quips from the likes of George Takei, and John Fugelsang; and interesting art and ponderous cartoons; but a dearth of actual news or political debate.

The most visible difference is the absence of pols, pundits, and reporters who need confronting with our disagreements, views, and other perspectives. I'm not sure how Bluesky users postings will find themselves actually meeting newsmakers and other public figures who aren't on the site, where they are or where the public will be influenced by it all.

It's really nice as an enlightening place where good people spend their internet time saying good things, but it doesn't appear to be impacting anything other than it's own users, and even that isn't making much of a noise.

Baby steps, I guess. But until it becomes a place where good people intersect with others with which they have some of the profound and consequential disagreements present in our society today, or develops a strong stream and debating of news and current political events, it's just going to be a nice place for me to visit and nothing more.

[obamanut2012]

1. That isn't true at all -- my feed is almost 100% real news and political discussion

By very well known people and regular folks.

[joshcryer]

5. While X is mostly bots and brain rotted people.

Almost certain the instant responding one liner shitheads on any liberals on X are bots or people with serious deficiencies.

[obamanut2012]

10. I mean Bluesky

[Dennis Donovan]

2. It's a viable news aggregate

That's what I use it for.

[bigtree]

7. I found very little actual news there

...along with just a smattering of reporters.

It's as limited as a google search.

I see Guardian, Mother Jones, and I understand NYT is the most popular news org. searched for there.

This is not even a sliver of what I'm used to finding. It's really bad. I can't see myself relying on the little I found, which was so narrowly presented and just no.

Where are all of the reporters, pols, and newsmakers? So weak and sparse, it has the feel of one of the cheap aggregates I used to find before the turn of the century.

[obamanut2012]

11. My experience is the exact opposite of yours

[BannonsLiver]

18. Weak and sparse is also the perfect description of a certain DOJ official

[Qutzupalotl]

21. Look for starter packs of reporters and news outlets.

Lots if good ones to choose from.

[Autumn]

3. Stick with X if that suits you.

[joshcryer]

4. Just join it and post and add people. They have actual moderation.

[bigtree]

9. mebbe

...sometime in the future.

I follow like 1200 people on twitter and my feed rocks. I'll see if I can get that level of resource there at some point.

[newdeal2]

6. You're describing what Twitter was like about 10 years ago

Mostly a fun place where you could laugh or learn. Now it’s just trolls, robots, and algorithms feeding you right wing posts and misinformation.

[bigtree]

8. it does feel new

...and developing.

Otoh I can read NYT, Forbes, Intercept, CNN and others I stopped looking at in years past.

[Blue_Adept]

12. If that's your view of it, by all means, stay away

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If all you're following are big accounts that just landed there after fleeing Twitter, then yeah.

But if you've been around for the past year and a half you'd have seen a lot more engaging and interesting discussion than you've seen on twitter in years.

Time to readjust your feeds, follows, and HOW you engage politically on the service.

[DinahMoeHum]

13. Give it time

n/t

[Nimble_Idea]

14. need others in order for a maga troll to spread its diseases. amirite?? the logic is profound!

what are your stock picks?? PLEASE, i must know!

[dawg]

15. That is rapidly changing. The platform is growing exponentially.

Most of the investment/finance people that I followed on twitter have already started posting on bluesky, including some prominent business journalists. I already have a more useful feed there than on the other site.

[IcyPeas]

16. ICYMI: This tool allows you to migrate your followers, followings, and even your block list from X to Bluesky,

It works pretty well... it's not perfect. It's legit. Quite easy to follow the instructions.

Sky Follower Bridge:

If you've decided, like many others, that it's time to leave X behind, you don't have to leave your entire social circle. That's where the Sky Follower Bridge extension comes in handy. This tool allows you to migrate your followers, followings, and even your block list from X to Bluesky, making the transition relatively seamless.

This article has links to get it for Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge:

https://search.app?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zdnet.com%2Farticle%2Fhow-to-migrate-from-x-to-bluesky-without-losing-your-followers%2F&utm_campaign=aga&utm_source=agsadl2%2Csh%2Fx%2Fgs%2Fm2%2F4

[BannonsLiver]

17. Thanks for the update, I guess.

[kansasobama]

19. It is up to us to make news

Just like MAGA made twitter

[blogslug]

20. I have no trouble finding news or conversation on Bluesky

I've been there for over a year.

There's no algorithm pushing content into your feed. You have to go and find it.

[WarGamer]

22. it looks like the comment section on DailyKos...

entertaining but hardly informative and certainly doesn't have much breaking news from original sources.

[BannonsLiver]

23. Interesting

I don’t read Kos and haven’t tried Blue Sky. It won’t be long though as the other place feels like a peek into what the Wannsee Conference was like.

[alarimer]

24. A lot of self-congratulating going on there, too

About leaving the "Bad" place.

I get it. X needs to die, for many reasons, but mostly because of Musk.