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Maybe BlueSky just has a finite user base who are all here, all enjoying it but not 'liking' a lot of stuff because of all the bad news. My feed is predominantly Trump being a fascist and so not much to like. Also, we reskeet more if we like something. Not everything can be judged on growth.

It really wasn't. It was all hyperlocal stuff like village hall opening hours, gigs and artists. No one had heard of it and there were no companies yet. You're too early. It had become a bit more 'newsy' by around 2010. But it is still social media and not news media.

If I hadn't created my own feed here, I don't think I would enjoy it nearly as much as I do.

I'm struggling to understand the lack of popularity of a social media site heavily populated by people who were nerds at school

Genuinely believe that if the video experience didn’t suck here you would see better user growth

also, promoting the paid bluechecks to the top of the reply threads and allowing accounts to monetize engagement leading to so much engagement bait

TBH Dmitry I'm finding the experience here much improved because the content has improved

I couldn't put a % on it but an awful lot of X screenshots I've seen on here are for accounts who also have a BS account and have posted the same content here 🤷

Yes people's posts turned up at all sorts of bizarre times. Like a football club's 12 hours after the match was over.

Yes. But also incredibly high levels of engineered addictiveness should not be ignored.

I think that's true from a browsing standpoint, but if you're the one in a stitched video you will not only likely get a notification about it, but a thousand additional notifications when other users tag you in it.

I get most of my news from here through all the clips and links that get posted. Which then get dissected and discussed and deepened by context. I like that. I once paid to read a newspaper every day. Don’t want ads, but I’d be willing to spend a (small) amount for a sub. If 40M did, then: $$$

Just a general point. Not arguing. Bluesky is constantly being attacked from all sides as a fringe collection of annoying weirdos stuck in an echo chamber. My experience is much different. Positive, diverse (within a left liberal framework) and easy to curate. Could be an unfair reputation problem.

Fewer users mean lower server costs. :)

talk.

I think TikTok can do that and Bluesky can’t.