I signed up to Bluesky a few months ago but found it hard to engage – a common problem with new social media platforms where the hard part is getting to a critical mass. Success breeds success and all that.

I gave it another go at the weekend and decided to spend the morning getting used to the features (which have developed vastly since I first tried) and discovering and following people. (Starter Packs are a real boon here, by the way!)

Like many others I found it really reminiscent of the feeling I got from the early Twitter. I really feel that this time there may be an alternative to X. I certainly hope so.