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Originally Posted by Fuzz
What you are deciding is "slanted" is a result of the users on the platform, not the Bluesky search algorithm showing you what it decides you should see. There is not an algorithmic slant. It's a reflection of the community. You don't like the content, that's fine.
How about actually trying to use it in the manner it's designed? Follow some stuff you like for a few weeks, add and remove, see how it goes?
As Pepsi said, there are plenty of studies looking at these things. Seek those out if you care.
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What actual content are you seeing outside of politics (and the ever eternal Gaza-Israel conflict) that has worthwhile content where you can find info you want? How am I supposed to use it in the manner it's designed?
I mean genuinely. Normal everyday use.
I can see Steve "Dangle" Glynn is on there with a decent following.
Searching Flames just gets me Iran related videos...compared to it getting the actual team on X.
NHL Flames as an account has no posts. Flames nation has a small presence.
Searching Calgary Flames doesn't show there was every a game yesterday or really anything. But it will show a Calgary Flames makeup post at the top post. I mean ok? If I dig enough or follow specific accounts I can find the game info.
Searching hockey gets me a post from defector.com reporting breaking news about Kash Patel falling down while playing hockey. Um...ok? And what is the 'gay hockey show'? Again, no actual hockey news or posts.
Searching Baseball on BlueSky gets me a repost of Aaron Rupar (yet again), talking about Trump's stupid baseball hat. But there's more. It seems that the word baseball is very heated, but only in terms of Trump's baseball hat.
Not one.
Not twice
But dozens of times in a row without a single post talking about actual baseball.
Searching Baseball on X gets me USA vs Italy lineup for tonight, Highlights of the WBC games from multiple sources, etc.
Actual...baseball, not fringe political obsessions.
Want to learn about the stock market? Nope Aaron Rupar (again) has a post talking about CNBC and animal spirits (???). Another poster says release the epstein files. Again...nothing news related. But on the bright? side? BlueSky actually seems to be somehow better than X here. What a cluster#### of thrash (most are bashing Trump, not MAGA hand wavey posts). And yes, there is indeed a crypto post.
"Tech News"? Surely that is innocent enough to get normal stuff on BlueSky?
Screw Tesla 2nd post from @bcreality.bsky.social
3rd and 4th post ranting about AI
5th post about Epstein files
Tech News on X has Nvidia CEO interview, high-skilled tech worker news from CBS, .NET talking of a seminar.
Since both you and PepsiFree are such astute supporters of BlueSky and its value, why not provide it?
Does a normal person have a reason to use BlueSky other than Musk bad?
No wonder some folks are so easily persuaded by misinformation when even baseball is political there. I never realized how much of a dangerous mindless echo chamber that truly is. And this is on a fresh new account searching only normal stuff.