Not everyone is happy about it being the default.
“Engagement bait” is now the default option. Monetization is the next step.
“Engagement bait” is also the default option on Lemmy, Mbin, etc.
Not sure about Lemmy, but the default option on Mbin is “Hot”, which is just chronological order with boosted comments pushed to the top. Boosting is basically just the microblog way of retweeting, and I believe will add an extra point to the score on the Mbin side.
Could be a bit confusing, since Mbin’s definition of “hot” is 95% chronological, but Bluesky’s definition has more to do with reply/like ratios.
I haven’t dived into the source code yet, but while it does seem to weight newness more than e.g. Reddit, it still feels much less than 95% and it’s all based on the same principle that upvotes should also determine a bit of what you see. Keep in mind hotness is different from top, an option that Bluesky also has. (I also haven’t been able to find which option Bluesky previously defaulted to.)
Huh? Default is Scaled.
X: Old and Busted
BlueSky: New Hotness
I guess I get why 𝕏 changed their short description on the app store to “🔥Blaze your glory” for a while a year ago now.
Cringe af
Has nothing to do with attractiveness. It’s the same “hot” vs “new” etc as any other sort
Any% enshitification speed run GO!
So…like Lemmy?
No? Mine defaults to “newest”
I think it can be configured and it depends on the client to allow it or not.
Post reply settings also include sorting by oldest or newest replies, most liked, or a random setting labelled “Poster’s roulette”.
Sooo… You can change the setting.
And?
The fact they make this the default is the issue… The first babysteps to enshitification has now begun.
It’s the default for most of Lemmy too.
Funny thing, I had already set my preference to “newest first” and the change was respected after they implemented the new setting.
I really shouldn’t read the news 10 minutes after waking up, my brain was sure this meant that Bluesky was turning into a dating app…
Everything can be a dating app /s
(this is sadly true)
And the best is still linkedin. Nowhere else do you get desperate woman insisting they want to talk with you.
So… . Whatcha doing tonight? ;)
I have a hawt date with my bed, because I’m old and tired ;) :)))
Kinky
Oh, yeah, I’ve been told to tone it down before, my bed and I share too fervent a passion for each other❤️
To be fair having replies in order of time sucks.
It would be best to let the users to choose their own preference.
You literally can. It’s a setting.
Does it save the setting?
I prefer how X orders them based on how much money you give to Elon Musk
