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Even then, most of them are still using it.

Elon Musk's platform, X, formerly known as Twitter.

I was kinda hoping it'd always stay like this.

Bluesky is like the Fediverse equivalent of bumper bowling. Don't get me wrong, there's definitely a place for it, and it's better than staying on Twitter, but I do hope it ends up being just a stepping stone for people to get comfortable before taking off the guard rails and moving on to actual federated services like Mastodon or Lemmy.

Not really, it's still corporate

just like reddit is a nice alternative to digg ammirite?

we're on lemmy for a reason mate. if digg is the equivalent of x, then reddit is the equivalent of bluesky, and lemmy is the equivalent of mastodon.

one of those three are not like the other, and one will stick around while the others won't, because capitalism.

Bluesky is less ideal as ATProto isn’t really feasible to use without relying on their relays. Thankfully there are bridges but the most ideal solution would be for ATProto and AP to be able to federate directly

Classic first adopter problem.

The thing is I believe that there's a real argument for a use case for news organizations, governments, and colleges.

If they're just seeking engagement, then they have to wait for the platform to grow. But this isn't about that.

Many news organizations already have comment sections on their website, and they want to push out information on breaking news as quickly as possible. They need a platform to do those things. So, a lot of them use Facebook for embedded comments on the page and Xitter to breaking news. The thing is that they could use mastodon for both, and run their own instance, which would give them total control and not be at the mercy of Musk or Zuck.

Colleges use expensive proprietary messaging apps for students, clubs, and teachers that they can monitor and adjust to fit their needs. Mastodon offers that.

Governments sometimes end up in legal hot water due to freedom of information, etc. that comes with corporate social media. Mastodon offers the freedoms and controls necessary to disseminate vital information and to allow or reject posts as required by local laws.

The point is that Mastodon is an effective public facing communication system that also allows internal controls by the host.

The only publicity and marketing budget that the fediverse has is us, so any opportunity to promote it is our job. Government, education, news. These are the vital areas to promote.

I did. Lol. Never gonna use it :P

Threads posts show up on Instagram and if you want to view one it redirects you to the Play Store. I feel that's why it's so high up.

Joining mutual aid groups, coops, triple-checking that you don't have any subscriptions you don't absolutely need and doing your best to just use FOSS (it's free!) instead for the sake of your own limited paycheck, triple-check that you're taking advantage of the free programs and resources available to you like libraries and buy-nothing collectives, try growing a bit of your own food in used jars and buckets, encourage your children to also take advantage of the free resources they might not even know are available to them and ways to save even more by simply reusing every last bit they can if they aren't already? Get to know your neighbors if you have any time left in your day, parents of your kids' classmates? I don't know your situation - none of these might be realistic for you - but those are some of the free ways I could think of off the top of my head for preparing.

Buy canned goods, look into how to perserve food, look into local support groups, and co-ops for social and food aspects.

Look into VPNs to make sure you have the ability to see what's going on and not be limited internet wise.

Look into running for your local government, school board, whatever you can to limit the effect these assholes can do.