[sbooher]

We’ve incrementally changed the definition of a social network, and hardly anyone notices, or cares.

X is now a place where you can post the most anodyne comment like “Happy Saturday folks” and immediately get 50 trolls arguing that it’s NOT a happy Saturday, and BTW you’re an ugly BIT*H. Every one of Elons’ 50 daily posts will be boosted and you have to see them. Your feed is now filled with right-wing content 24/7 from anyone who paid for a checkmark. From the moment you log into the system, you may be in fight-or-flight mode, and every single interaction is a potential argument. That’s our collective definition of a social network now, and if you want to opt out of that, you’re in a “liberal echo chamber”.

No, Bluesky lets folks actually use a network as before - finding interesting content, connecting with others, and yes, having civil disagreements. The change is that trolls whose only purpose in life is to find as many people as possible to argue with and shout at, can now be blocked from a user’s feed. It’s not a new innovation - it’s the way it used to work.

[2024user]

Did Twitter/X remove blocking or something?

[grajaganDev]

Blocking on X has been severely watered down.

Bluesky has a nuclear block which is awesome.