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I set up this account a while back, but never really utilized it. In the wee hours of the morning today, I deactivated my long-held Twitter account. Can no longer support Musk and his Right wing agenda.

Once there are not enough liberal tears to extract on Twitter they will start roaming to other platforms.

We're already targets.

Yes. But because it's built on an open protocol there's only so much that can be done.

Just started here today after having a moment of clarity last night when my feed was exclusively chuds that I had previously blocked.

TBF Bluesky was very quiet 6 Months ago. Seems to have really taken off over the past 2 Months

Oh yeah totally

Happy to have landed here. I like it.

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You have to help everyone transition. bsky.app/profile/djsh...

I dumped X a couple of days ago and came over here. Thanks for the heads up on how to get started

What is the most expensive for Musk, that we all leave X in an instant or that he runs losses year after year? That said, I dont like letting him keep the platform for his spreading of lies, misinformation and Trumpist propaganda.

I am a twitter refugee-just in yesterday.

This is a terrific thread to get started as I’m a new arrival here! Thank you!

i like bluesky and all but it still runs on servers and its managed by people so... lets not get (too) naive at this point of time

So sad because I still have a lot of cool people over there 😭

you're not alone. i never saw the big migration waves that bluesky needed coming, but thank god they have.

Unless they block it at the ISP or ban it.

I'd be a lot happier about it if it would move out of the US.

I’m here for it…eff x

Much appreciated 👍

But there are a lot of crypto bots who follow you. I've had to block 10 today

I’ve started a guide for makers and electronics tinkers to help ease them over. Good list and related starter pack recommendations would be much appreciated! 🥰 pimoroni.github.io/bluesky

Just started today

Thanks for sharing Mike. I joined 💙🌌 when it first started. I knew Elon would screw up Twitter as we all knew it. Can’t stay there for my own mental health and the principle of the matter. Nice to meet you.

Same

The same. I deactivated my X account last night. It feels strange but also strangely liberating.

Same. Think quite a few folks doing the exact same thing.

Yeah me too, though the actual deletion process is gonna take a day or two (not particularly trusting anything will actually get deleted but worth a try). Hopefully more come over here; onlyTwitter got me through the last Trump presidency

Sick to death of X and even Threads. I'm all for BlueSky now!

I'm actually really happy to be here today. No doom just take it or leave it. No bots so far. I'm following a bunch of people who I did before. I'm feeling human again without anxiety. Baby steps

In Bluesky, you can feel safe as a non-white, non-straight, non-Christian trans person. (I'm not trans, I'm just saying it hypothetically.)

That's why I'm here

Bluesky runs on costly servers that billionaires can't buy. No, wait.

Thank you to Jack Dorsey for helping fund Blue Sky and bigger thanks for hitting the road when he did!

Who's attitude to journalism are we speaking about?

Threads is not built on an open protocol. It's proprietary, but building in interoperability with ActivityPub, which is loosely enabled by some users. That's not this.

Yes. Because there is no one named Jack with any control or ownership here. If you mean Jack Dorsey he has been gone for quite some time.

there isn't a centralized part, as far as I know. the bluesky LLC servers are likely in the US. The best protection is more people standing up their own PDS instances to make the thing more federated.

Definitely should have left much earlier than I did.

Thank you, very helpful!

…for the moment.

I've been welcoming a lot of new Bluesky peeps today.

In a world with many unsafe spaces, and more being created by the minute, this provides a modicum of relief

I deactivated my account on the other one yesterday. I hope this doesn’t devolve into hate and bigotry.

Interesting! Thank you!

I mean, there are several steps in that process that are extremely unlikely. But with the courts these days, who knows.

See link below to consolidate your posts on both.

@ap.brid.gy exists at least

Thanks!

A friend of Mike is a friend of mine.

This is exactly what I needed

Oh nice!

I personally would prefer to leave the transphobia, dishonesty, and hatred of these 2 behind. I think a lot of people are not aware of how much of a jerk they both are and shouldn't be introduced to them

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Thank you. Followed you & followed all. The starter packs are a great method for newbies like me to find interesting people. I appreciate your doing this.

yea sorry I shouldn’t be with these peasants

Ah shit. Sorry, sorry, trying to fix...

Thank you. Exactly what I needed. Glad you're here, too. Been a fan for a long time.

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Awesome

Thank you! I scrolled through followed most of them.

Thank you. Pivots and change are hard especially when you haven’t chosen them. Course corrects are going to be even harder.

A very good place to start, by the look of it!

Thanks for this. Fantastic.

This is great. Thank you.

popehat blocked me for suggesting that deplatforming a genocide apologist is good actually.

I agree. I joined today and those starter packs & feeds are genius! Don't know how old you are or if you remember Google's disastrous attempt at a social media platform, but the failure was staggered "invite only" sign-ups and not being able to create community quickly. Most logged in once and left.

I should look through more starter packs. Because they weren't here when I joined, I've only focused on narrow ones (eg law profs). I'm still struggling with feeds - some (like Dog Pics) include a lot of crap I don't want (furries and comics). I forget to look at Discover - but I will now.

I agree. I appreciate starter packs (that are way smaller than 150).

Thank you!

Excellent and helpful list. Thank you.

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Thank you.

Long lost friends on this list I had honestly forgotten about since twexodus. Thank you for this getting started list!

Thank you for the recommendation. I’ll keep working to earn it. Reminds me of @jayrosen.bsky.social’s mindcasters, Internet eons ago.

Yeah, I'm not going to support folks who are not allies.

150?? Yikes. That’s way too many at once, in my humble opinion.

There are a ton! If you search for "starter pack" + whatever you're interested, you may find them. Or you can look on this list. starterpacks.blue

Oh , this newbie thanks you much!

I suppose it's a good sign that already follow most of these…

good I didn't just searched for it might have followed a fake...

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a banger starter pack

Thanks for the recommendations!

Me waiting for the Kevin Kruse starter pack to drop

Thank you!

📌 Thank you

This is epic!

Thank you!!

I don’t even crack the top 150?🤪

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do you recommend using the new bluesky app or sticking with browser based? i deleted twitter app after musk bought it and only used via firefox or safari.

Extremely helpful, Mike - thanks!