@strypey I don’t want to drag this conversation out too much, so let me address just a few of the more important points here.
many of those who vow and declare they’ll never use the fediverse again will be back
Not sure how closely you’ve been paying attention to this, but there is a real momentum building around the Atmosphere. Blacksky is now running a fully independent ATProto stack. Eurosky has announced plans to follow along. Northsky has been making progress as well.
I think it’s very possible that by the time Bluesky does enshittify, and we all know that’s coming, there might just be enough alternatives for people to move to.
They haven’t encountered it in BS yet
Oh they have. When Rudy, of Blacksky, announced essentially “local-only post”, there was a big, let’s say “racially-tinged” backlash.
But unlike in the fediverse, where Black people get gaslighted, he received a ton of support.
And there is a ton of mansplaining, people get scoldy there as well, miss obvious jokes. I think the difference is that 1) Bluesky is more diverse, and 2) you can always lock your replies to mutuals only, or turn them off completely.
Anyway. Sorry to go off like this. It’s just really frustrating to see fediverse possibly turning into a huge missed opportunity.
Still. Trying to be optimistic, and doing my part to make it more inviting, and give people tools to help spread the word.