Disclaimer- I’m pretty new here.
Just closed my account on blueshit again. Its getting worse and worse in my opinion. Massive echo chamber of US phsycosis- Mirror of X. Havent learned a single thing, entirely humourless. The only reason I keep trying again is for 2 accounts and one has disappeared. Anonymous is the remaining one.
Closed mastadon too as i found myself looking at Lemmie first and spending longer lurking and clicking thru to links way, way more.
It’s about content really I suppose. Little effort equals little reward but thats people for you I guess.
I’m not looking for agreement but knowledge, info, perspective, open-mindedness & entertainment beyond US fluff.
I have hope for Lemmie but can see much room for improvement, growth or development
I closed my account soon after I made one, for parallel reasons that you described here. I liked it for a short while because I am apart of the internet art community but it became an echo chamber too quickly. Lot’s of AI dumping and and memification, cringey “We are warriors/witches they couldn’t burn/etc”, no fruitful discussion or organizing for the US peeps, shaming those who aren’t doing exactly what someone else is doing, inner fighting, you name it. I think I just got on the wrong feed but it was pretty miserable and I ended up going back to forums for niche topics and then use lemmy and mastodon for general stuff. I’m waiting for the bubble to burst at some point.
I kept on breaking it too because of the limited number of good accounts to follow. I suppose that was my method- Not following larger accounts because of ppl reposting their stuff all the time so there’s really no need.
No place for the interesting smaller accounts tbh. Probably something something algorithm. I did like Mastodon much more than Bluesky in terms of content and variety. US still doesn’t get there’s a whole world out there.
Thanks for replying :)
Its unfortunate; I speak as a US-ian and the way we make echo chambers rather quickly is not only surprising but annoying. Like I have to make a solid effort to go beyond my enclosure and find more global media and people from all over, because if I’m not careful I’ll accidentally end up in one of the US bubbles and practically have start over to refresh it. One of the best parts of some of the communities I’m in is that they tend to be global, so I at least have that edge but I know for some it can be difficult for users to reach beyond what they know. They just tend to assume everyone they talk to is american.
@Vimana@pinkfluffywolfie I think the appeal is other people who use Bluesky. High-profile Europeans want to interact with their peers from US. These are more likely to be on Bluesky than or Mastodon. (I don’t say there are no US people here, just fewer of the high-profile ones).
Plus, an obvious one for an institution: More European citizens use Bluesky than Mastodon at this point.
Having said that, I agree: FFS, the institutions should lead. At least post across platforms, including fedi.
You’re right of course and that’s understandable… For me thought, its always quality over quantity. Cant get away from its familiarity to those who were part of the Xodus
Disclaimer- I’m pretty new here. Just closed my account on blueshit again. Its getting worse and worse in my opinion. Massive echo chamber of US phsycosis- Mirror of X. Havent learned a single thing, entirely humourless. The only reason I keep trying again is for 2 accounts and one has disappeared. Anonymous is the remaining one. Closed mastadon too as i found myself looking at Lemmie first and spending longer lurking and clicking thru to links way, way more. It’s about content really I suppose. Little effort equals little reward but thats people for you I guess. I’m not looking for agreement but knowledge, info, perspective, open-mindedness & entertainment beyond US fluff. I have hope for Lemmie but can see much room for improvement, growth or development
I closed my account soon after I made one, for parallel reasons that you described here. I liked it for a short while because I am apart of the internet art community but it became an echo chamber too quickly. Lot’s of AI dumping and and memification, cringey “We are warriors/witches they couldn’t burn/etc”, no fruitful discussion or organizing for the US peeps, shaming those who aren’t doing exactly what someone else is doing, inner fighting, you name it. I think I just got on the wrong feed but it was pretty miserable and I ended up going back to forums for niche topics and then use lemmy and mastodon for general stuff. I’m waiting for the bubble to burst at some point.
I kept on breaking it too because of the limited number of good accounts to follow. I suppose that was my method- Not following larger accounts because of ppl reposting their stuff all the time so there’s really no need. No place for the interesting smaller accounts tbh. Probably something something algorithm. I did like Mastodon much more than Bluesky in terms of content and variety. US still doesn’t get there’s a whole world out there. Thanks for replying :)
Its unfortunate; I speak as a US-ian and the way we make echo chambers rather quickly is not only surprising but annoying. Like I have to make a solid effort to go beyond my enclosure and find more global media and people from all over, because if I’m not careful I’ll accidentally end up in one of the US bubbles and practically have start over to refresh it. One of the best parts of some of the communities I’m in is that they tend to be global, so I at least have that edge but I know for some it can be difficult for users to reach beyond what they know. They just tend to assume everyone they talk to is american.
@Vimana @pinkfluffywolfie I think the appeal is other people who use Bluesky. High-profile Europeans want to interact with their peers from US. These are more likely to be on Bluesky than or Mastodon. (I don’t say there are no US people here, just fewer of the high-profile ones).
Plus, an obvious one for an institution: More European citizens use Bluesky than Mastodon at this point.
Having said that, I agree: FFS, the institutions should lead. At least post across platforms, including fedi.
You’re right of course and that’s understandable… For me thought, its always quality over quantity. Cant get away from its familiarity to those who were part of the Xodus