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Scientists move to Bluesky, transitioning away from X and Meta platforms (www.dailyuw.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)
  • No "starter kits" which are just positive-feedback loops for popular accounts
  • No "algorithm" which promotes popularity or engagement over quality or relevance
[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Bluesky's main feed is totally algorithm free, it's just the people you follow's posts in chronological order, same as mastodon.

Starter kits are optional, but they allow you to get started in hours rather than months. For me, they made the difference between a vibrant and interesting feed well tailored towards my interests, and a very sparse feed that I didn't use on Mastodon. For me they were the difference between a useful social network and a non-useful one.