'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's rapid growth

Re:'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's r... by _Algernon_ on Saturday July 12, 2025 @04:39PM (#44544978)

I (and I assume this is probably true for most people) don't want you to have access to this kind of information about me. It's as if you'd want to know every book on my bookshelf. I'm not letting strangers into my home to get that information.

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Re:'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's r... by mostlysimilar on Saturday July 12, 2025 @04:44PM (#44545014)

Follows are already public information.

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Re:'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's r... by slg on Saturday July 12, 2025 @05:40PM (#44545426)

So is one's location while in public. It doesn't mean I want someone tracking my location every time I leave the house. The aggregation of public data can end up being an invasion of perceived privacy.

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Re:'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's r... by esperent on Saturday July 12, 2025 @09:15PM (#44546658)

Nonetheless, follows have always been public information on Twitter and Bluesky.

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Re:'Starter packs' have played a central role in Bluesky's r... by slowdog on Saturday July 12, 2025 @08:37PM (#44546466)

A lot of what drives feed algorithms are interactions rather than just follows.

I imagine it’s one reason why X/Twitter made likes private as they want people to like things for the algorithm but not be judged for their likes.

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