I’ve been on #Mastodon for years. I've been on #Bluesky for weeks. Here’s what I’ve observed:
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Mastodon: There is no algorithm.
Bluesky: The algorithm serves you up posts from strangers claiming there is no algorithm.
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Mastodon: Most people don’t care about follower counts. They’re there for genuine engagement.
Bluesky: People say they don’t care about follower counts, but talk a lot about how quickly their follower counts have grown.
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Bluesky: Is decentralised in theory.
Mastodon: Is decentralised in practice.
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Bluesky: Ease of use is king. Everything is public.
Mastodon: Decentralisation is king. Privacy is in your control.
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Mastodon: Relies on an open, independently governed social web standard.
Bluesky: Relies on a non-standard protocol controlled directly by Bluesky. There are vague intentions to hand governance of this protocol over to a standards body in the future.
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Mastodon: Polls polls polls! This is fun! Statistical rigour be damned.
Bluesky: There are no polls. How depressing.
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Bluesky: You block the trolls when they harass you.
Mastodon: You join a safe server so the trolls can't harass you to start with.
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Bluesky: You can't make posts or profiles private (yet).
Mastodon: You can make posts private and vet your followers.
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Mastodon: Has a lot of users who don’t like Bluesky.
Bluesky: Most users don’t know or care that Mastodon and the wider Fediverse exist.
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Mastodon: Has a lot of users who don’t like Threads or X.
Bluesky: Has a lot of users who don’t like Threads or X.
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Mastodon: You can bridge your posts to Bluesky, but it’s clunky and barely anyone opts in to let you see their posts.
Bluesky: You can bridge your posts to Mastodon, but it’s clunky and barely anyone opts in to let you see their posts.
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Bluesky: You can’t follow Threads accounts.
Mastodon: You can follow Threads accounts if they have enabled Fediverse sharing and (hot off the press!) they can follow you back.
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Mastodon: Is a non-profit.
Bluesky: Is a “benefit corporation” but ultimately will have to make a profit and satisfy investors.
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Mastodon: Cares about the future of social media and creating a safe space.
Bluesky: Cares about the future of social media and creating a safe space.
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@markd.nz Grr Bridgy Fed broke this thread into two on Mastodon, but you can see the rest of it by pasting this URL into your search: https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:6suknjbbbgyfswveziao5szd/post/3lcjhnoqxis2u
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