Luu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoBluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square136linkfedilinkarrow-up1117arrow-down13
arrow-up1114arrow-down1external-linkBluesky adds 700,000 new users in a week / A ‘majority' of the new users are from the US, indicating that people are searching for a new platform as an alternative to X.www.theverge.comLuu Tuyen@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square136linkfedilink
minus-squareblue_berry@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoWhat aren’t they joining Mastodon and Lemmy? Or even Threads?
minus-squareMangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoBluesky is a lot easier to use vs fediverse stuff, discovering stuff is also easier in my experience vs mastodon.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoI’ll use Bluesky before I use Threads. I don’t want to get sucked further into the Zuckerborg.
minus-squarenao@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoMastodon or Lemmy, because you would have to choose an instance and a client. Threads, because why would you?
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoChoice is a good thing, though.
minus-squarepixelscript@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoChoice is an irritating speed bump to people who don’t care to choose, which unfortunately is most of them.
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoWhat’s good for freedom is bad for ease of use.
minus-squarenao@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoagree, but for some reason many people don’t seem to think that way
What aren’t they joining Mastodon and Lemmy? Or even Threads?
Bluesky is a lot easier to use vs fediverse stuff, discovering stuff is also easier in my experience vs mastodon.
I’ll use Bluesky before I use Threads. I don’t want to get sucked further into the Zuckerborg.
Mastodon or Lemmy, because you would have to choose an instance and a client. Threads, because why would you?
Choice is a good thing, though.
Choice is an irritating speed bump to people who don’t care to choose, which unfortunately is most of them.
What’s good for freedom is bad for ease of use.
agree, but for some reason many people don’t seem to think that way
Do not use threads