Bluesky has opened up and requires no waitlist now, so if you were searching for a Twitter alternative, then here you go:

bsky.social

Join Bluesky Today (Bye, Invites!) – Bluesky

Sign up for Bluesky! No invite code required.

Once registered, find me here:

bsky.app

@starrwulfe.xyz on Bluesky

Tokyoite, Atlantan, journalist, photographer, cloud engineer, open-source advocate, ramen enthusiast, train nerd, armchair urbanist, Cities: Skylines player/builder/modder. Elsewhere: https://starrwul…

For reference:

techcrunch.com

Bluesky is now open for anyone to join | TechCrunch

Bluesky looks and functions like Twitter at the outset, but the platform stands out because of what lies under the hood.

www.engadget.com

Bluesky is ditching its waitlist and is now open to everyone

Bluesky, the open-source Twitter alternative, is getting rid of its waitlist and opening its decentralized platform to everyone.

mashable.com

Twitter / X competitor Bluesky officially opens to everyone, no invite code needed | Mashable

Bluesky finally drops the invite-only system and allows anyone to register an account.

My take:

It’s basically what Twitter was supposed to become before Elon Musk bought the place and turned it into a festering cesspool. And while I’m more of an ActivityPub/Mastodon/Indieweb enthusiast, there’s no reason not to have a Bluesky account since the two will talk to each other in the very near future thanks to folks like @snarfed.org and Brid.gy.

Besides all that, it’s so new, you can still smell the wet paint and fresh drywall over there, so you can move in and create your own space quite easily now… and if it gets enshittified, then no love lost, right? Whatcha got to lose?