@hyperreal Some fun notes about the bridge, if you're bridged, any interactions with other bridged accounts will also show in Bsky. E.g., if you and Elena's accounts were bridged, this entire reply thread would show in Bsky (b/c I am too). Since neither of you are, none of this thread, including my replies, show over there. If I were to quote post them, they would appear on Bsky with just links to each post I'm quoting. If you were bridged and I quote posted, it would show a regular quote post.

@hyperreal @_elena Blocking the bridge isn't going to stop links from working because links just work whether the bridge exists or not. Bridgy Fed just makes it so you have one account on, say Mastodon, and it duplicates your posts to Bsky. But links from there to here will work because links are just links.

To illustrate, blocking the bridge to prevent linking to a Mastodon is like blocking Google Maps and thinking that will prevent the postal service from finding your home address.