Hahaha, I don't know if I'm helping or hurting that I recommend bluesky. The art community here is so refreshing (AND THEY TALK!) 🤭 I've missed the community part so much and I think so have a lot of people.
This! I can write something or respond to someone that isn't a heavy issue of sort, and people still have conversations here! That happens so rarely on Twitter lately. If ever! 🥲
I think it’s helping and we have plenty of room for more artists! One of the things keeping some people from coming here is that not enough people have come here, so it’s a catch-22. Gotta keep recommending it! 🙂
I consider it a compliment that you want my dogs. I respectfully decline but would still love if you to recommend bluesky to your friends lol 😂 I love it here, and I’m sure others would as well if they gave it a shot 🙂
when I logged in, I saw some people who hadn't posted for awhile here, so I started reaching out, following, posting some stuff, to test the waters. I want to support people where they are, too.
I really wish people could leave there and come here and not lose their customers, network, etc. 🙃
I tried and felt so gross. The thought of me contributing even 1 cent to Elno Muskrat makes me sick so I once again promptly deleted it. Sad cause I really miss some of the people I follow there
yeah, it's really tough to reconcile the problems with the benefits over there. It's also a hassle to juggle multiple accounts. I'll continue checking in, finding friends, spreading my eggs in multiple baskets, etc, but my hope is bsky really takes over as the art hub.
It just doesn’t work for me anymore is the thing. I get so little interaction I always forget to even check it for a week or two. But it probably needs to break down for more people to stop being a thing.
Yeaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh.....
So many heavy hitters refuse to leave the birb and it makes no sense to me. The art scene is better here than there..... But I guess they're locked in with their subscriptions and don't wanna "start over" 🥲
Yeah, I don’t blame them at all. If the business and their network is still there, it’s hard to leave. I’ve started reaching out over there more the last couple of weeks, so I can keep connected with people who haven’t checked in here in months. I think it can still work out, it just takes time 🙂
Yeah
I've still got friends there so I checkin once n a while. Kinda like a discord for me (I don't really discord much if anymore either). Them and alotta game devs are there so I like to find new indie titles
yeah, I don't think it has to be mutually exclusive, but there are lots of reasons not to want to be there, and even if there were nothing wrong going on over there, it's still a challenge to juggle multiple platforms as well. I'll balance what I can, but bsky is my home base 🙂
I'm with ya
I'm getting spread out trying to bounce between places having separate friend pools.... Each place has their own quirks too, that's for sure.... But I'm mostly wandering now and got no home base
I’ve met some artists through platforms like Discord who are on here, but it still hurts that a platform with so many artists, like Bluesky, is still considered niche.
That’s never a reason to give up on it though, I love it here 😊
Nope! And niche isn’t a bad thing imo. Having a smaller group of people with similar interests can be beneficial. There are trade offs either direction 🙂
Yeah it’s tough to migrate to new places if you don’t have the right mindset. I came to bluesky knowing literally only the one person who gave me an invite and he didn’t log in much. For some people that might just be too daunting if they’re not ready for it. And I understand. It takes time!
I know for @yevvie.varyel.com it wasn't particularly troublesome because the jank algorithm on twitter/instagram never showed her posts to anyone even with proper tags, and so going from essentially zero views to zero but actually being able to be seen was an easy choice.
Yeah, that’s fair. I also had been on a socmed hiatus for about 3 years so I didn’t have anywhere else at the time either 😅 leaving people behind, loss aversion, etc, is tougher.
Hu. I just noticed this post is 13 days old, but it was the first thing on my feed. Probably a fresh repost by someone I follow, but even that shows how much more people interact on Bsky. On Twitter it's all about recent dramas, the new hot thing or nerd-politics it seems. :/
Trying to main bsky more too! Felt alone as many artists still post/share/link the most at bird app (or forgot bsky altogether) while I have moved on & am not keeping my twitter up to date :0
Happy to see this comic & that artists are active here! :')
I feel like Bluesky is just so chill. I think engagement isn't as crazy high for likes & reposts (at least I don't see as many as people on X seem to get), but the interactions you do get are way more genuine & feel more impactful😊
I agree, it consistently feels more like an actual interaction and conversation. It also feels more predictable, you know that there isn't a single algorithm deciding which of your friends will actually see what you post.
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& Break! 👏
I feel good about this. 😏
[Joking; Give the puppers my hellos 🤭💕]
https://twitter.com/DavisBSocial/status/1790752382143414601
I really wish people could leave there and come here and not lose their customers, network, etc. 🙃
So many heavy hitters refuse to leave the birb and it makes no sense to me. The art scene is better here than there..... But I guess they're locked in with their subscriptions and don't wanna "start over" 🥲
I've still got friends there so I checkin once n a while. Kinda like a discord for me (I don't really discord much if anymore either). Them and alotta game devs are there so I like to find new indie titles
I'm getting spread out trying to bounce between places having separate friend pools.... Each place has their own quirks too, that's for sure.... But I'm mostly wandering now and got no home base
For being a more niche site, my photography has done better here than on Twitter. I love the vibes here.
zuck isn't any better than musk (or any billionaire really), he's just better at striking deals with the us government
I keep trying to convince my followers from twitter and insta to come here and they just kind of seem to make this face at me when I ask
it really sucks
That’s never a reason to give up on it though, I love it here 😊
Most normal people don't wanna hear my spiel about how I despise tiktok/IG 😂
Just be patient and interact and re-skeet. It’s all about interaction.
Happy to see this comic & that artists are active here! :')
sorta
*casually moves the H outta the way*
*Imagine* 🤢
x) The fifth phase is acceptance where you will delete your X account to join us here
---> @mhuyo.bsky.social