2025-11-01
But also, conversations on here will NEVER feel like conversations irl, nor should they. The conversations we have here are mediated by the affordances of the platform which means they develop their own conversational norms, communicative structures, and modes of affective circulation.
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That is, because the conversations on this platform are mediated through interaction with the platform, the “feel” of the conversation will always be distinct from the “feel” of an irl conversation, and no amount of algorithmic manipulation will ensure parity in “feel” between the two.
TechCrunch
Bluesky says it has hit 40M users and plans to launch “dislikes” in beta to tailor content rankings and reply rankings
techcrunch.com/2025/10/31/b... Dorte Hummelshøj / @dortehummelshoj : No thanks, @bsky.app! — We don't want that! We are adults, and we are able to mute or block what we don't wa...