Ask HN: Are you on Bluesky or Mastodon?

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by Gooblebrai • 2 years ago

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Just wondering which (if any) of these two social networks HN users frequents and why that choice.

jgrahamc• 2 years ago

Neither.

FroshKiller• 2 years ago

I used Mastodon for a while but did not build any kind of community. I use Bluesky now because that's where most of my mutuals from Twitter post.

darthrupert• 2 years ago

They're pretty much identical to Twitter in terms of personal harm.

So yeah, I'm on bluesky and I do have a pointless account on Mastodon, too.

muzani• 2 years ago

Bluesky has moderation figured out and they hide rude comments by default so the habit of being rude doesn't spread as easily. The downside is it feels a lot more passive aggressive. Like instead of criticizing conservatives who vote for Trump, people would criticize conservatives who vote for Hitler.

codingdave• 2 years ago

No, Neither.

LinuxBender• 2 years ago

Are you on Bluesky or Mastodon?

No, Neither.

krapp• 2 years ago

Both.

I find it easier to curate a community and keep out the assholes and bots.

Eventually that will change as these platforms become popular enough for the mainstream to show up and ruin, and I will have to move to greener pastures. But for now it's good.

palmfacehn• 2 years ago

I've only used social media to host giveaways and have a presence for some of my sites. Bluesky and Mastodon don't have a big enough overlap with my users.

rednafi• 2 years ago

Bluesky. Mastodon never clicked for me.

avinassh• 2 years ago

I am on both, but I actively use Bluesky (along with Twitter)

rsynnott• 2 years ago

Both; I've been on Mastodon since Twitter imploded a couple years back (well, I think I had an account since the last time Twitter toyed with banning third-party clients in 2018 or so, but I didn't use it at that point), and had a Bluesky account since early 2023, but didn't use it until a few months ago when it abruptly gained serious traction.

These days I mostly use Bluesky; it is more _fun_, which is the main thing I'm hoping to get out of twitter-esque services.

t-3• 2 years ago

I've had a Mastodon account for years, but never used it. Newer twitter-clones also fail to interest me, simply because user-driven social media just isn't all that engaging for me. Topic-driven or article-driven like old-school forums or HN/Slashdot/etc. produce much better discussion and are less annoying to navigate and curate.

jones1618• 2 years ago

Mastedon because it is open-source & completely federated/distributed. No one owns your social graph but you and it has tools for finding your former Twitter/X friends on Mastedon. It's super active and most of my interactions with people have been positive and interesting.

pluto_modadic• 2 years ago

just mastodon.

Ask HN: Are you on Bluesky or Mastodon?

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