#bluesky (8 links)
- Is Bluesky dying? - by James Ball - Techtris jamesrball.com
This is where the culture stuff comes in: Bluesky is hostile in different ways to new normie users and to new power users. The absence of a default algorithm makes Bluesky quite boring and difficult to a new user. Yes, there are starter packs and custom feeds, etc, but that’s all quite complicated. Just like most users don’t use Linux on desktop, most people want a plug-in-and-play social experience. Bluesky isn’t that.
Or maybe all text-based social media (including Bluesky) has become riven by politics, which is exhausting and just not that much fun.
- You can just hack on ATProto vickiboykis.com
Building a lightweight Go app on the Jetstream
A friendly introduction to the AT Protocol.
The stakes are high, but I think we have a real shot to collectively end the era of centralized social platforms.
- How Does BlueSky Work? steveklabnik.com
- A complete guide to Bluesky 🦋 mackuba.eu