That’s incorrect.

BlueSky relies on JavaScript to run (try turning it off and loading their site, it won’t even render). Click-through traffic is almost exclusively measured by JavaScript (e.g. Google ad “events”). This is the same as measuring other stats, like whether you lingered on a post before scrolling past it, or whether you opened another tab, or whatever.

Proxy links are absolutely a method of measuring traffic, and they’re a method that works even when the site has JavaScript disabled - but since that’s not how Bsky works, it’s not relevant.

I played Q2, Q3A and UT when I was in my 20s, and I was in a clan, all that stuff. I wasn’t amazing but I was good enough to not embarrass myself.

Still play Fortnite from time to time, and it’s the best of the modern arena shooters. When it came out, it was extremely playable even on my PC which ran PUBG at 1-2 FPS. Apex and Valiant and that lot feel really clunky and slow by comparison for just running around, while Fortnite hits a good balance between those and things like the original UT which were fun but felt like you were running at 50mph which was weird.

I like finishing my day job and relaxing by kicking the butt of the new crop of gamers.

For a long time now, the entry point to mastodon (joinmastodon.org) has had the default option as being “join mastodon.social”, with an option to choose a different server delegated to a secondary button. This compares to bsky, which shows you a dropdown of servers to choose from, defaulting to “bluesky social”.

It’s a tiny difference in UI; both have a default and offer an alternative. Why do people say it’s difficult on mastodon, while bluesky users are apparently not confused by the same option? Even if the option on bsky is basically a joke so far.

• No “starter kits” which are just positive-feedback loops for popular accounts
• No “algorithm” which promotes popularity or engagement over quality or relevance

Be civil, please. And ditch the body-shaming.

The big reveal comes when you realise the paths are in fact, relative.