Pluralistic: Bluesky and enshittification (02 Nov 2024)

Tyler Hellard / Pop Loser

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Despite how misunderstood the internet was, there was this immense possibility space for us artists to shape what it meant to create there. Anything was possible. It could become anything!

The Fediverse, especially through Mastodon, has been acknowledged by the major players as a threat —to be eliminated.

It isn't just about money and questionable CEO ethics.

technological independence & resiliency, getting serious, building empathy

Here we are on the 6th installment of my yearly review ([2019][2019], [2020][2020], [2021][2021], [2022][2022], [2023][2023]). This cherished tradition...

ASM updates are back! Now that I'm done drafting my book, I want to get back to doing this regularly.

Hey, journalists, it's time to get off X. Today. And switch to the fediverse.

In the last couple of months, Bluesky, one of the many post-Twitter attempts to reshape the landscape of social networks, is living its best moment. Powered by Twitter’s blunders and by the continuous alienation provided by his power-hungry owner, Bluesky doubled its user base from around 10 millions users to the current 24 millions. It is time to annotate some of my thoughts.

Should developers build on Bluesky's AT Protocol? It has a compelling identity and content architecture, but decentralization is a grey area.

Some quick thoughts on moving from Twitter/X to BlueSky and how I'll try to use social media after being burned once by Twitter.

Tyler Hellard / Pop Loser

My thoughts on Cory Doctorow’s recent Pluralistic post regarding Bluesky and Enshittification, POSSE, and owning my own content.

This post is about Mastodon. I've been on it since December 2022. I think it's a good choice for social media and I hope that more of my f...