Bluesky Social 17+

Is it bad I feel calm using this app compared to anytime I open Twitter?

Blue sky has issues but functionally it’s better than Twitter for these sole reasons: it’s block button works, I can FULLY customise my own algorithm to see the stuff I only want to see (and I can create more than just one, which is so cool), customisation and UI is better on blue sky it’s faster and cleaner and you can create your own domain names to have as your @, which is not only a great way to do verification but a really cool way of getting extra creative with your profile, especially for a nerd like me, its privacy policy’s are MUCH better than Twitter (this is a HUGE thing many people should realise), my posts and data aren’t being used to train AI without my consent, and just generally this app is much more “adult like” compared to X/Twitter.

Only complaints are that I wish there was a bookmark/save post function and that video Bitrate would be better everything else is just a case of time really.

The true successor to Twitter. A user-centric, decentralised social platform that is designed to be easy for the average person (no instance decision like on Mastodon), without sacrifices and with the ability to own your own data if you're so inclined.

Bluesky has not only offered a social media site that feels like it's people-owned but also provided ATProtocol, one of the most exciting platforms to build on that I've seen in recent memory. ATProto isn't just for Bluesky, it's going to be the catalyst for a lot going into the future.

Bluesky feels like it learned from the flaws of Twitter and Threads and truly tried to make something refreshing, a refreshingly human community with a priority towards making social media what you want, instead of to line the pockets of venture capitalists.

It’s early day but it is already clear that this is the future. There have been lots of attempts to create a decentralized social media protocol before but this is the first one that is really easy to use. It is a decentralized app that is as easy to use as a centralized app. The ability to add user-created algorithms is huge. Account portability while not implemented yet will also be incredibly easy so if you don’t like the restrictions placed on you by your current provider you can easily move to another provider or self-host your own server while bringing your data and social graph with you. That is a game changer, and why it will succeed where mastodon failed. Finally users will be in charge of their own data.