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Followers
104.1K
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$583 – $947 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 20latest
158
Avg engagement / post
97–179
Typical post (engagement)
0.2%
Engagement vs followers
71/100
Consistent reach
Apr 2023
On Bluesky since
Half of recent posts land between 97 and 179 likes + reposts (median 149) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: "It's unacceptable that Chinese open source AI models may have b · 426 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
8.3 / week
Posts daily — consistently active for a campaign window.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 11 text · 1 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1K×
Follows 101 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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Based on industry predictions, I'll be in the small percentage of people who won't have a personal AI agent working on their behalf.
I'm starting to think the reason I don't post more positive stuff online is because most of my positive experiences happen offline.
"Bluesky’s Atmosphere Protocol has the chance to become the base for a whole generation of applications. But it's developing in surprising and disappointing ways." - Building on ATProto by @luke.kanies.com lukekanies.com/writing/buil...
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I understand why some people want this for enterprise software, which tends to be a soulless expression of moving bits and bytes around, but I hope there will be room for software where only human creativity and emotional intelligence can …
I know some people are working really hard to take humans out of the software development loop, but I hope that day never comes.
"I don't want to use software which has slop in it. I do what I can to avoid it, and sadly even Vim now comes under scrutiny in that effort as both Vim and NeoVim are relying on LLMs to develop the software." - A Eulogy For Vim drewdevault…
Vim Classic is a fork of Vim 8.x for long-term maintenance, providing a stable, dependable editor -- maintained entirely by humans. vim-classic.org
AI isn't a fad. Talking about AI all the time is.
Damn
If I wasn't retired, I'd be going deep on LLMs to avoid getting fired, and remain marketable. However, I wouldn't allow an LLM to do work for me without eventually learning how to do it too. I'd use an LLM as a tool, not a replacement.
I'…
🦋 Handle & authenticity
✅ Domain-verified
@kelseyhightower.com
The handle is the domain kelseyhightower.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website — so this is verifiably the real kelseyhightower.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
Apr 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) — an original, established account.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Bluesky in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 158 views per post.
📤Posts about 8.3× per week.
🏅Earned the 100K Followers for passing 100K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated81/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.2% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Bluesky.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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