I know this isn't breaking news if you don't have an account there but I hate annoying defaults. And some people like DMs so they might make an account there due to that functionality.

I wonder how many Blueskyers are at Hexbear. Three? Dare I say four?

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https://bsky.app/profile/bsky.app/post/3kt3y33tk4w2m

  • emizeko [they/them]
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    1 month ago

    I don't like bluesky, there's no support for quoting in a post (>) and posts are too short so it just looks like shit

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      there's no support for quoting in a post (>) and posts are too short so it just looks like shit

      Ditto. I'm the uncool kid of the class...

      > 𝙸 𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜.

      And I want four other things: italics, bold, bold italics, and a monospace font. Using online generators are a pain in the ass but they give me 3 out of 4. There is no Unicode for bold italics. : (

  • bloubz@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 month ago

    How is this an annoying default setting? It feels like the correct one. Having it set to None for everyone would be annoying and unusable

    • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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      1 month ago

      Here's an idea. The default is "followers" but the first time you log in - you get a pop-in and you can reset it then before you click a "continue" button. I've never even heard of an app or site doing that. They just always set the default silently which I really hate.

      • bloubz@lemmygrad.ml
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        1 month ago

        That could be a good idea to address this. I think most product teams want to make the onboarding simpler and simpler and are not found of new pop ups when opening the app. As users it can also be annoying. I guess there is a middle ground to find

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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          1 month ago

          A pop-in was an idea off the topic of my head. It's certainly not best. The reason tech companies don't give people choices is that they don't want to. The companies love the default settings and without a prompt - most people leave things as they are.

  • sovietknuckles [they/them]
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    1 month ago

    Venmo does this, too. Why would I want people not involved in my transaction to see it?