<story><title>Bluesky adds direct messages</title><url>https://bsky.social/about/blog/05-22-2024-direct-messages</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>tptacek</author><text>Use social media direct messages to establish a connection on a secure messenger designed for direct messaging, and for nothing else. When people try to initiate conversations with you in DMs, have a ready answer to pivot the conversation elsewhere.&lt;p&gt;Social platforms like BlueSky have radically different design constraints than direct messaging applications. The implications range from security to social dynamics to legal concerns.&lt;p&gt;Social DMs are bad. Try not to use them!</text></comment>
<story><title>Bluesky adds direct messages</title><url>https://bsky.social/about/blog/05-22-2024-direct-messages</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>DataDive</author><text>Zawinski&amp;#x27;s Law:&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; Every program attempts to expand until it can read mail. Those programs which cannot so expand are replaced by ones which can.&lt;p&gt;I think nowadays we can substitute email with chat&amp;#x2F;DM.</text></comment>