Should you join Bluesky?

Content Rules 23 Nov 2024
Bluesky, a social media platform similar to Twitter, has been trending post-election due to disappointment with X. In this post, I reflect on social media platforms in general, especially online spaces for technical writers, and what benefits and tradeoffs they have. The TLDR is that Slack and Reddit offer compelling spaces for tech writers to interact in. Also, in my experience, the more I scroll social media, the fewer books I read.