No matter how much you like Bluesky, please continue posting on DU. [View all]

[highplainsdem]

Years ago, when Facebook took off, I watched it take traffic away from a lot of good message boards.

I know people are thrilled to have what might become the most successful non-RW alternative to Twitter. It might seem especially fascinating if you never used Twitter in the old days, pre-Musk. Lots of interesting posts there. Lots of beautiful photos (real photos, not the AI slop now burying Facebook). Just the Discover page can tempt you to scroll endlessly.

https://bsky.app/

But if you spend enough time there to cut deeply into the time you spend here, it will hurt DU.

Which has been here for more than 20 years, and which we want to continue.

At this point it's impossible to know how long Bluesky will be around, or who will maintain control of it. Questions have been raised about some of the money behind it, and the people behind that money.

So be aware in particular that even your private messages there might be (or become) accessible to people who aren't on our side.

Enjoy it for what it is - a platform more relaxing and fun than Musk's Twitter. But not yet as dependable, safe and secure as DU is for liberals.