I just killed off my #Bluesky account today. I started out on it about a month ago to see what things were like over there. At first, it briefly felt nostalgic to me; I was having memories of 2007-2010 twitter when it wasn't blatantly corporate. But, that feeling faded kinda quickly when I encountered Bluesky's algorithm. I was seeing the effect it had on users; there was an urgency for attention, jockeying for the quickest take on the trending topic, and the underlying quest for endless dopamine. People weren't communicating as much as they were performing for reactions. I tried to find my groove, or my people... but I felt like I was in alien territory. When I caught myself looking up how to build a following on on that platform, that was the moment I pumped the brakes. Who I am shouldn't require a strategy on how to win over internet strangers. I am the person I am because I am confident and comfortable with who I've become. I closed the app, went back to the #fediverse. I haven't logged back in to Bluesky in a few weeks. Today, I decided to permanently logout.