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Seeing new people joining Bluesky today and seeing people elsewhere publicly stating their intentions to leave those places and come here. Welcome. Bluesky is not owned by a billionaire sucking up to Trump. And it's built on an open protocol so a billionaire can't just take it over.

I have also now created my first "starter pack" which recommends 150 people and three good feeds. I didn't pick the 150 people all that carefully, but just went through my list of people I follow and chose the maximum number I could from folks who I regularly interact with. go.bsky.app/QKm8yFP

If you're new here and trying to "get started" I recommend checking out the #feeds link in your menu. There are ~60k different feeds available, most created by users. Or search for "starter packs" that have lists of recommended follows on all sorts of topics.

Oh yeah, one other point for newbies. "Block" here doesn't work like it does in other places. Block is what's known as the "nuclear block." It wipes out all interactions, so it kills nonsense *fast*. Do not be afraid to block. Use it early. Use it often. It will greatly improve your experience.

I know it's a fringe stuff, but if you'd implement some edit function it would be superb trolling of the other place. Videos was a pleasant surprise. I guess on the serious stuff some Space-equivalent would be the big gap left for big accounts.

Doesn't a block wipe out all interactions on Twitter (originally I mean)?

Nope. Previous replies, etc, remained visible

I just wish you could do it without visiting their profile.

I'm hoping for the "thermonuclear block", to "block this poster and everyone who liked/shared this post."

I’m a dev. Are you aware of anyone writing native platform clients that can speak both protocols? I am more familiar with ActivityPub than with AT. Is BlueSky even open to 3rd party clients?