Govin
@govins.bsky.social
Observing the world. Evolving with it.
Thoughts on growth, tech, and mindset.
Thoughts on growth, tech, and mindset.
We’re so used to consuming polished final results that we forget the real magic happens in the messy drafts. Show your WIPs, your experiments, your chaos.
We need more real.
We need more real.
July 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We’re so used to consuming polished final results that we forget the real magic happens in the messy drafts. Show your WIPs, your experiments, your chaos.
We need more real.
We need more real.
There are two types of people:
1️⃣ Those who make one small mistake and live with regret, sometimes even losing hope.
2️⃣ Those who’ve done terrible things but keep moving, often happy and even able to change for the better.
Life’s complexity is wild.
1️⃣ Those who make one small mistake and live with regret, sometimes even losing hope.
2️⃣ Those who’ve done terrible things but keep moving, often happy and even able to change for the better.
Life’s complexity is wild.
June 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
There are two types of people:
1️⃣ Those who make one small mistake and live with regret, sometimes even losing hope.
2️⃣ Those who’ve done terrible things but keep moving, often happy and even able to change for the better.
Life’s complexity is wild.
1️⃣ Those who make one small mistake and live with regret, sometimes even losing hope.
2️⃣ Those who’ve done terrible things but keep moving, often happy and even able to change for the better.
Life’s complexity is wild.
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I don’t care if you’re black, white, brown, yellow, purple - at the end of the day there’s only ONE race and that’s the human race.
BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.
BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.
June 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I don’t care if you’re black, white, brown, yellow, purple - at the end of the day there’s only ONE race and that’s the human race.
BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.
BE HUMAN. Practice humanity.
A lot of what you see online isn't a real debate.
It's bots arguing with bots.
Fake rage farming fake engagement while the algorithm eats it up.
It's bots arguing with bots.
Fake rage farming fake engagement while the algorithm eats it up.
June 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A lot of what you see online isn't a real debate.
It's bots arguing with bots.
Fake rage farming fake engagement while the algorithm eats it up.
It's bots arguing with bots.
Fake rage farming fake engagement while the algorithm eats it up.
Reposted by Govin
Update on this
Made solid progress:
– Feed loading works
– Profiles show up
– Posts render properly
– Dark mode toggle
– Search bar works
– Notifications show up
– You can actually like posts now
It’s still early but starting to feel real.
Next up: follow stats, editing profile, and more
Made solid progress:
– Feed loading works
– Profiles show up
– Posts render properly
– Dark mode toggle
– Search bar works
– Notifications show up
– You can actually like posts now
It’s still early but starting to feel real.
Next up: follow stats, editing profile, and more
even though i love bluesky, it’s missing some features that could really level things up — like communities, better discovery, and creator tools.
so i’m building something on top of it to fix that. let’s see how far i can take it.
so i’m building something on top of it to fix that. let’s see how far i can take it.
June 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Update on this
Made solid progress:
– Feed loading works
– Profiles show up
– Posts render properly
– Dark mode toggle
– Search bar works
– Notifications show up
– You can actually like posts now
It’s still early but starting to feel real.
Next up: follow stats, editing profile, and more
Made solid progress:
– Feed loading works
– Profiles show up
– Posts render properly
– Dark mode toggle
– Search bar works
– Notifications show up
– You can actually like posts now
It’s still early but starting to feel real.
Next up: follow stats, editing profile, and more
Reposted by Govin
Twitch is getting vertical livestreams
Twitch is getting vertical livestreams
A rewind feature is coming, too.
buff.ly
May 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Twitch is getting vertical livestreams
Trying to stay off my phone by reading… on my phone. Yeah, that’s going well.
May 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Trying to stay off my phone by reading… on my phone. Yeah, that’s going well.
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Apple’s US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024 techcrunch.com/2025/...
Apple's US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024 | TechCrunch
According to Apple, the U.S. App Store topped $400 billion in developer billings and sales in 2024
techcrunch.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Apple’s US App Store topped $400B in developer billings and sales in 2024 techcrunch.com/2025/...
If you really want to inspire or help others, you should share your own mistakes—everything. Be honest. Say what you did, how you realized it was wrong, and how you changed.
May 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
If you really want to inspire or help others, you should share your own mistakes—everything. Be honest. Say what you did, how you realized it was wrong, and how you changed.
10 years ago, we went online to escape reality.
Now we go outside to escape the internet.
The sanctuary became the trap.
Wild how that flipped.
Now we go outside to escape the internet.
The sanctuary became the trap.
Wild how that flipped.
May 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
10 years ago, we went online to escape reality.
Now we go outside to escape the internet.
The sanctuary became the trap.
Wild how that flipped.
Now we go outside to escape the internet.
The sanctuary became the trap.
Wild how that flipped.
Normalize changing your mind when you learn something new. That’s called growth.
May 28, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Normalize changing your mind when you learn something new. That’s called growth.
Haven’t posted in a few days. Been letting life happen offline for a bit. Anyway, hi again what did I miss?
May 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Haven’t posted in a few days. Been letting life happen offline for a bit. Anyway, hi again what did I miss?
Overthinking is a mental trap.
You replay, rewrite, re-analyze… and still end up in the same spot.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is log off, breathe, and let it be.
Not everything needs solving right now.
You replay, rewrite, re-analyze… and still end up in the same spot.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is log off, breathe, and let it be.
Not everything needs solving right now.
May 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Overthinking is a mental trap.
You replay, rewrite, re-analyze… and still end up in the same spot.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is log off, breathe, and let it be.
Not everything needs solving right now.
You replay, rewrite, re-analyze… and still end up in the same spot.
Sometimes the best thing you can do is log off, breathe, and let it be.
Not everything needs solving right now.
You can’t fix the whole world. Let things happen. If you really want change, live it — be the kind of person others want to follow. That’s real impact.
May 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You can’t fix the whole world. Let things happen. If you really want change, live it — be the kind of person others want to follow. That’s real impact.
Anyone else scroll back, read old chats, and just cringe? Like, who even was that version of me talking like that? Funny how fast we outgrow our own behavior.
May 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Anyone else scroll back, read old chats, and just cringe? Like, who even was that version of me talking like that? Funny how fast we outgrow our own behavior.
AI won’t replace you. But the person who learns how to use it probably will.
May 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
AI won’t replace you. But the person who learns how to use it probably will.
People think the rich are evil, and it's fair—many treat others badly and act above the rules. But if you're aiming to be rich (me too), do it right. Respect people. Treat employees well. Be the kind that's loved, not feared.
May 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
People think the rich are evil, and it's fair—many treat others badly and act above the rules. But if you're aiming to be rich (me too), do it right. Respect people. Treat employees well. Be the kind that's loved, not feared.
If Bluesky feels like an echo chamber, it's not by design. You control your feed here. No forced virality, no algorithm noise — if you want a different vibe, you can build it. That's the whole point.
May 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
If Bluesky feels like an echo chamber, it's not by design. You control your feed here. No forced virality, no algorithm noise — if you want a different vibe, you can build it. That's the whole point.
People call everything AI now. If a robot follows a script, that’s not AI — that’s programming. AI is when the machine actually tries to think, learn, or adapt like a human.
May 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
People call everything AI now. If a robot follows a script, that’s not AI — that’s programming. AI is when the machine actually tries to think, learn, or adapt like a human.
Been using LLMs way before ChatGPT made it cool. Back when responses were half nonsense and you had to sweet-talk the prompt just to get a decent reply. Wild seeing everyone catch up — the tools got better, but the magic was always there.
May 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Been using LLMs way before ChatGPT made it cool. Back when responses were half nonsense and you had to sweet-talk the prompt just to get a decent reply. Wild seeing everyone catch up — the tools got better, but the magic was always there.
Every platform has an energy. Bluesky’s like: Post whatever, no one’s grading you.
May 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Every platform has an energy. Bluesky’s like: Post whatever, no one’s grading you.
Me: I should sleep early
also me at 3am: What if I learned how to make my own programming language
also me at 3am: What if I learned how to make my own programming language
May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Me: I should sleep early
also me at 3am: What if I learned how to make my own programming language
also me at 3am: What if I learned how to make my own programming language