Tabletop creators leave X for Bluesky in droves

[Ryujin]

I quit Twitter two years ago when Elon was just getting started and honestly I honestly I am not sure I am going to want to join another site. I suppose the one thing that may get me is that scrolling Facebook is a complete dumpster fire and at least with BlueSky or something it would be people I chose to follow making questionable comments.

I was never good at Twitter though. I would not expect BlueSky to be any different in that respect. 11 years, 50,000 tweets, only 3-400 followers.

I wouldn't measure my 'success' on any platform by the number of followers I have. I have maybe 350 Facebook friends, the vast majority of whom I have actually met in person (private profile). Around 100 followers on Instagram (again, private profile). Threads, maybe 30 (again, again, private profile). BSky? At the moment, 4. I measure my success on a platform by whether or not it gives me what I want from it, which is interaction with people I enjoy.

 

[Sacrosanct]

I've been on bluesky for a year now

Rod Waibel (@izegrimcreations.bsky.social)

Indie RPG Publisher, He/Him, Woodworker, Cook, Amateur artist, Proponent of diversity in gaming. ENNIE Nominated

bsky.app

But I didn't officially delete my X account until a week or so ago. I have no regrets. Especially since most people on X are now on Bluesky

 

[schneeland]

And in addition to RPG folks making a mass exodus to Bluesky, the same thing is happening with comic book creators, videogame folks and stand-up comedians. So some of the best reasons to be on social media are all active on the same site again, which is nice.

It seems BlueSky has indeed reached the critical mass where people will join because other people are there.
Personally, I still find the platform a bit lacking (e.g. no native tablet app), but maybe I'm also just a bit weary of social media in general.

 

[MoonSong]

I've been on bluesky for a year now

Rod Waibel (@izegrimcreations.bsky.social)

Indie RPG Publisher, He/Him, Woodworker, Cook, Amateur artist, Proponent of diversity in gaming. ENNIE Nominated

bsky.app

But I didn't officially delete my X account until a week or so ago. I have no regrets. Especially since most people on X are now on Bluesky

I think I used to have one. But I haven't used it in over a decade and don't even remember which email I used for it, or if I still have it. Even then, I only used it to keep track of feeds -to lurk-, so I guess I'm off the platform.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It seems BlueSky has indeed reached the critical mass where people will join because other people are there.
Personally, I still find the platform a bit lacking (e.g. no native tablet app), but maybe I'm also just a bit weary of social media in general.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to the inevitable iPad app. But before last week, they only had 20 employees, so the staff that will flesh out the mobile team may not even have been hired yet.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I wouldn't measure my 'success' on any platform by the number of followers I have. I have maybe 350 Facebook friends, the vast majority of whom I have actually met in person (private profile). Around 100 followers on Instagram (again, private profile). Threads, maybe 30 (again, again, private profile). BSky? At the moment, 4. I measure my success on a platform by whether or not it gives me what I want from it, which is interaction with people I enjoy.

I think for normal people, this is a very good metric.

People who are on social media for their jobs -- pity us -- do have to worry about stuff like their reach, but the general public shouldn't emulate that; it's been shown over and over to be very unhealthy.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I quit Twitter two years ago when Elon was just getting started and honestly I honestly I am not sure I am going to want to join another site. I suppose the one thing that may get me is that scrolling Facebook is a complete dumpster fire and at least with BlueSky or something it would be people I chose to follow making questionable comments.

Facebook is really doubling down on the "you don't follow this stuff, you never asked for this stuff, but we're filling your timelines on all of our apps with the crap we want to show you" approach. I basically only use Facebook to communicate with the old fogies in my life (some of whom are my same age).

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tangentially, other creators with heft are migrating, FWIW. Apparently, Stephen King has left Twitter and joined Bluesky.

 

[Ryujin]

Tangentially, other creators with heft are migrating, FWIW. Apparently, Stephen King has left Twitter and joined Bluesky.

And he even posted about it on Threads

 

[Ryujin]

I think for normal people, this is a very good metric.

People who are on social media for their jobs -- pity us -- do have to worry about stuff like their reach, but the general public shouldn't emulate that; it's been shown over and over to be very unhealthy.

Believe me, I get that. I have a couple of friends who do/did corporate social media management. Seems to be exhausting. Then there are the actors, authors, models, and the like who maintain separate public pages. The things that I hear from the women make me bounce between shuddering, and wanting to cyber stalk some (redacted) idiots for vengeance on their behalves. They seem to see their private pages as a place of retreat and recharge.