- BlueSky is mostly centralized and easier to understand. No server choice stuff
- BlueSky has the better name
- BlueSky has the cleaner UI
> BlueSky is mostly centralized and easier to understand. No server choice stuff
It's not supposed to be this way even though it is right now. They're intending for it to be actually fully federated.
But the "server choice" stuff is a bug in the existing design of Mastodon anyway. It shouldn't matter which server you pick because you should be able to change it at any time seamlessly, e.g. by uploading a copy of your posts to any other server, where your posts are backed up to your local device by default.
So then the question is, does Bluesky repeat the error when they get around to it, or does Mastodon fix it with an update, or both or neither? But it's not inherently an advantage for Bluesky, unless they get it right and Mastodon doesn't fix it.
> BlueSky has the better name
The old thing was called Twitter, which is the same kind of parody of itself as Mastodon. Now it's called X, which is somehow even more of a parody of itself.
It turns out having a silly name doesn't stop people from using it.
I'm on mastadon, but its clearly harder to use, and theres way lower engagement.
It does mean search (and as importantly, likes and comments) are globally consistent so there's def a trade off.