My big issue with starter packs was that I'd follow them, and they'd have some random content creator in it that was tangentially related to the starter pack. Great, that's fine. I don't need the same 12 people giving me news and updates, etc.

The problem was that they would inevitably be on my feed, constantly talking about other stuff I am not interested in, and hardly ever discussing the starter pack subject. Which again, is fine. But I don't want that, I wanted the starter pack subject matter, and get unrelated content. So I just unfollowed all the starter packs.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I mean this is the problem with Twitter style media in general. You have to just like the people and everything they say. Which tends to lead to just trying to make clever quotes which don't really give much in terms of content.

[–] 956@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, I didn't necessarily think it was going to "solve" anything, it was more just a proposed solution that does not work in practice in its current form.

[–] realitista@lemmus.org 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah Ive never really been able to make a Twitter style feed work for me. I get the impression that Twitter is mostly just about everyone trying to be the cool kid that gets noticed, but actual discussion and content doesn't really happen much. Most people are too busy posting to read anything anyone else posts.

[–] 956@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

True. I use it more for sports updates and such, which was the issue. I'd follow an NFL starter pack, and I'd get some journalists and insiders, and then just some random dudes with a podcast from 2 years ago and now they write about Anime and van life or something. Just doesn't work in its current format like that lol.

Aside from these forum style accounts, BlueSky is the only actual social media I have, and my engagement is pretty low. But it serves its purpose for me

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