Oskar

The FB export files have everything (your posts, comments, reactions etc) as html files and images/videos.

Getting it from those files into parts that can be uploaded somewhere else will take some work. Either with programming if OP has knowledge, or copy-paste.

Funny, I’ve mostly seen complaints that Mastodon is “empty”.

Some tips:

• Use high-volume hashtags for discovery, not for following.
• Discovery: niched hashtags (e.g. #photography - >#birdphoto)
• Discovery: accounts that use the high-use hashtags. Follow or mute
• mute/filter “spammers” and “spammy” hashtags
• Ditch FOMO, grow your feed slowly.
• Look at boosted accounts from accounts you follow. Maybe they’re interesting for you.

A decentralised Bluesky won’t work. We have all heard the arguments that it’s totally impossible to decide which Fediverse instance to join. Surely that problem will doom Bluesky’s decentralisation efforts.

/s

If Bluesky becomes federated with multiple instances, it will be just as impossible to enter as ActivityPub-based services apparently are since instance-selection is a blocker.

RIght?

;)

For lots of people it’ll be less confusing. They open their app store and search for this Pixelfed they’ve heard of and find an official app. That’s what they expect.

Very interesting read, don’t miss the follow-up: https://dustycloud.org/blog/re-re-bluesky-decentralization/