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by xena 522 days ago
I moved over from Twitter to Bluesky with the big wave (I've been using it since mid-2023 however). It's everything I've wanted from the community to the engagement. What's more, I'm not punished for linking to my blog! Everything I could have asked for.

My profile in case you want to follow: https://bsky.app/profile/xeiaso.net

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I've gradually moved over to Mastodon for most of my posting. The pocket of Fedi I reside within (queer fedi) is quite nice.

Last year, I seriously started using Bluesky. It's okay, but a little too much like "old Twitter" for my tastes. I still use it, but my most interesting posts go on Fedi.

This is all to say, Bluesky has replaced Twitter for me, but I was already phasing it out.

I found the same. It's impressive how much bluesky resembles twitter, but I'm not sure if that's a compliment.

On Mastadon I find much smaller circles, but much more engaged.

I think bluesky is winning at discovery. If I want to feel the pulse on a topic, bluesky is winning. If I'm not even aware there's a topic that I want to feel the pulse on, bluesky is winning. But I think mastadon has been successful at curating a very different 'vibe', and I appreciate it. So I catch up on mastadon first, and then doomscroll bluesky if I need to find work for idle hands.