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Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by Retr0id on Saturday August 31, 2024 @09:09PM (#41413359)
That's my favourite thing about it, really. It's very interesting at the technical level, but regular users simply do not need to care about any of that. They're adopting it anyway because it works.

Most other "interesting protocol" projects are used exclusively by interesting-protocol enthusiasts.

Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by CleanRoomClub on Sunday September 01, 2024 @12:09PM (#41418027)
Are regular users adopting it? I’d never even heard of BlueSky before this thread.
Re:Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky by verdverm on Sunday September 01, 2024 @01:19PM (#41418570)
Yes, lots of artists, teachers, econ, and NAFO. The British and Brazilians have had major influx over political spats with Musk

Major news orgs now have accounts too