Bluesky Social 🦋

if the network has become too much of a left-leaning echo chamber,

It’s not. Nazis and other worthless filth is usually blocked on mass and banned when they can’t behave. Which eventually happens to all of them.

or if its users lack a sense of humor

I can’t make fun of minorities and be a ableist bitch cosplaying a rebel.

among other charges.

Bluesky has all the same problems Twitter has. Hate mobs form all the time and concern trolling is a huge issue. People go online with the sole intention to be pissed and if they can’t find anything they start shit. It is crappy at times and it will make you feel miserable just as Twitter or Reddit does.

But it is not even close to being Twitter. Intolerant buffoons aren’t welcome, it is not a breeding ground for everything wrong with social media and the owner is not a Nazi who apologises and allows pedos on his site.

Y’all have to understand the difference between bad and worse.

X doesnt let me lurk, so by default, its one of the worst websites on the internet.

Town hall my ass.

This article also misses the point somewhat.

It has a similar issue as attempts to respond to criticisms of Mastodon (or other federated software), the people criticizing it and in this situation Bluesky, are clearly criticizing them as social media and don't care about the technical foundations. They do not care if there's other software using the protocol, and other apps to interact with the protocol to filter out what they don't like.

If they cared enough, they might seek out that other software or those other apps, but either in what they're saying or doing (e.g. returning to Twitter/X or switching over to group chats or something else instead), they indicate they don't.

The real response to people's disinterest or distaste for a social media platform isn't anything easy to provide. Some of it can be moderation, clearer guidance around the interface to tailor your experience, more outreach to bring in a greater variety of conversation, and so on. However not much of it can be addressed by the underlying technology, because the vibes of social media are produced by the people there, and no amount of tech can ethically address that.

In the meantime, block and mute at will and stick to feeds you know you'll enjoy to better avoid the worst that may emerge from the net.