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ificandream

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4. Bluesky is being political and bypassing the technical.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Dec 26, 2024, 02:17 PM

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Even if the algorithms are different and whether they want to admit it or not, Bluesky is an alternative. That's not a bad thing. Both have strong similarities. I don't think the differences outweigh them.

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Bluesky wants you to stop calling it a Twitter alternative [View all] BumRushDaShow Thursday OP

Twitter is legacy social media. X is a distortion of that. Bluesky has seized the moment. /nt bucolic_frolic Thursday #1

Not very informative Cirsium Thursday #2

You didn't cite the actual paragraphs of context around those quotes that include these - BumRushDaShow Thursday #3

Hmmm Cirsium Thursday #5

"So, it is an alternative to X, then? The headline suggests that it isn't. " BumRushDaShow Thursday #6

Thanks Cirsium Thursday #10

What it sounds like is that they are trying to distinguish "Twitter" from "X" BumRushDaShow Thursday #12

Bluesky is being political and bypassing the technical. ificandream Thursday #4

I think what they are saying BumRushDaShow Thursday #7

That makes sense Cirsium Thursday #11

Basically BumRushDaShow Thursday #13

Although I have a twitter account, I rarely use it. (Don't need BlueSky account to read posts because they're "open") LeftInTX Thursday #8

So, to make a comparison, Twitter is what Kimberly Guilfoyle used to look like... SKKY Thursday #9

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Thursday #14