I'm still having a good time on there. It's much more... normal, than Twitter. I still see dumb takes that I get mad about but they're liberals instead of actual fucking nazis.

got in there recently with former twitter getting a ban in Brazil (unfortunately no longer current), either way I'm berradoandrea

Bernardo wrote: Sun Oct 13, 2024 9:42 pm got in there recently with former twitter getting a ban in Brazil (unfortunately no longer current), either way I'm berradoandrea

Nice one. Followed.

Bümp

Fuck Meta and Musk, etc.

I'm on here now.
https://bsky.app/profile/rrill-bell.bsky.social

Anyone been using it for a while and have tips?

I got back on it after the election. It's pretty much the only game in town now, unfortunate because I don't love the Twitter format but if that's how to avoid AI and nazis..

(trolls try to establish themselves but quickly get shunned and blocked)

There are some starter packs for quick follow suggestions. Someone made a PRF one, which is largely comprised of people who were more active here 10-15 years ago (not a bad thing at all).

This seems like a good one (and highly appropriate to share here):

https://bsky.app/starter-pack/did:plc:k ... gdkrswfd2q

Also might be helpful, leans more towards digital/electronic music, sound and tech:

Jumping ship to Bluesky? Here’s where to start for music and tech

jimmy spako wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 10:01 am Bümp

Fuck Meta and Musk, etc.

I'm on here now.
https://bsky.app/profile/rrill-bell.bsky.social

Anyone been using it for a while and have tips?

It’s something I should’ve done years and years ago, but I’m deleting my Facebook account at the end of the month. I’d do it sooner, but I need to grab alternative contact information from some friends.

Not particularly interested in Bluesky, though. A friend suggested using WhatsApp to stay in touch with groups of people, but that too is owned by Meta.

Are there any decent alternatives? I’d be content just to use regular old texts, if there’s no better option.

Wood Goblin wrote: Wed Jan 08, 2025 11:26 am Are there any decent alternatives? I’d be content just to use regular old texts, if there’s no better option.

Not sure if it qualifies as "decent" but my kids almost exclusively use Discord and it's the best way for me to get a hold of them now. It's not owned by any of the giants.

Thanks, I’ll look into that. One of my kids swears that Tumblr is secretly the best option, to the point that she doesn’t want others to know about it. Hmm.