Bluesky feels like the big winner right now. I’ve been covering Bluesky ever since I got my invite in April 2023. I’ve felt the platform has always had promise, especially with features like feeds with custom algorithms and the ability to let users pick their own moderation filters.

While both platforms share some DNA with X (formerly Twitter), they've taken distinctly different paths in their evolution. Threads builds upon Instagram's established infrastructure and community, while Bluesky embraces an open-source, decentralized approach through its AT (Authenticated Transfer) Protocol.

For better or worse, there are currently two major options for X-pats looking to cultivate a Classic Twitter experience: Threads and Bluesky. If X has become microblogging’s past, one of these two just may be its future—the proverbial marketplace of ideas where posts go viral and people find community,