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  • AdagioMA Offline
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    AdagioM
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    #2

    I finally caved and opened an account there. It feels less like a cesspool than the place formerly known as Twitter.

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    • ShiroKuroS Offline
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      ShiroKuro
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      #3

      I guess I probably should to resurrect my blue sky account…

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      • RontunerR Online
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        Rontuner
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        #4

        Never even heard of it until now. Guess I should go take a look!

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        • C Offline
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          Cindysphinx
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          #5

          Planning to get it. Done with Twitter.

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          • R Offline
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            RealPlayer
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            #6

            Never had Twitter. I am only on Facebook (and here). Leery of engaging in another internet distraction.

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            • ShiroKuroS Offline
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              ShiroKuro
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              #7

              I resurrected my BlueSky account. We’ll see how it goes.

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              • wtgW Offline
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                wtg
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                #8

                A quick guide to the X alternatives.

                https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-twitter-bluesky-threads-mastodon-b2648811.html

                When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                • Piano*DadP Online
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                  Piano*Dad
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                  #9

                  I have been on BlueSky for a little while. It's a lot better than Twitter (X). No bots. No trolling (so far). I got on some "starter packs" so my follower count is moving up nicely among the people I really want to talk to .... reporters, economists, and people who study higher education in general.

                  Crazy economist who likes to write about higher education.

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                  • wtgW Offline
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                    wtg
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                    #10

                    Things you can do with Bluesky.

                    https://www.theverge.com/24295933/bluesky-social-network-custom-how-to

                    When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                    • dolmansaxlilD Offline
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                      dolmansaxlil
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                      #11

                      I had been on twitter since 2006 and deactivated my account last week. Moved over to bsky as other educators in my circles did. Reminds me of old twitter. The starter packs are fantastic for following specific kinds of accounts.

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                      • wtgW Offline
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                        wtg
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                        #12

                        Some of my favorite Bluesky folks.

                        https://bsky.app/profile/dhfeldman.bsky.social
                        https://bsky.app/profile/mcuban.bsky.social

                        Got anyone you're following?

                        When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                          DeweyLOU
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                          DeweyLOU.bsky.social

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                          • wtgW Offline
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                            wtg
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                            #14

                            Mark Cuban posted this link. Top stories on Bluesky, updated hourly.

                            https://theblue.report/

                            When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                            • wtgW Offline
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                              wtg
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                              #15

                              Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

                              All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.

                              From Wired:

                              https://archive.is/5pCK0

                              When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier

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                              • wtgW wtg

                                Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

                                All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.

                                From Wired:

                                https://archive.is/5pCK0

                                ShiroKuroS Offline
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                                ShiroKuro
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                                #16

                                @wtg Thanks for posting this, I'll give it a read.

                                I'm a little skeptical because I have never found BlueSky to be as engaging or as relevant to me as Twitter used to be back before it became a total cesspool...

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                                • ShiroKuroS ShiroKuro

                                  @wtg Thanks for posting this, I'll give it a read.

                                  I'm a little skeptical because I have never found BlueSky to be as engaging or as relevant to me as Twitter used to be back before it became a total cesspool...

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                                  CHAS
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                                  @ShiroKuro
                                  Must agree. Bluesky left me wanting to get out of there.

                                  “I’m at an age when remembering something right away is as good as an orgasm.”—Gloria Steinem to Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Wiser Than Me

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                                  • MikM Online
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                                    Mik
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                                    #18

                                    The death of social media? It seems every platform that becomes widespread becomes a cesspool through scammers, frauds, angry whackos, anonymous posters and obnoxious monetization.

                                    “I refuse to answer that question on the grounds that I don't know the answer”
                                    ― Douglas Adams

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                                    • rustyfingersR Online
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                                      rustyfingers
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                                      FWIW I love it. I feel so much better informed than before I joined.

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                                      • rustyfingersR rustyfingers

                                        FWIW I love it. I feel so much better informed than before I joined.

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                                        ShiroKuro
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                                        @rustyfingers said in Bluesky:

                                        I feel so much better informed than before I joined.

                                        I may need to try to follow more accounts or something...

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                                        • AdagioMA Offline
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                                          AdagioM
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                                          I’m still trying to adjust my feed in Bluesky. I follow a lot of knitting accounts, and they follow me, but they don’t post. I follow a few news/political accounts, and they post A LOT. So it’s not a very relaxing experience.

                                          I’m on Threads, too. I know, it’s another Meta platform. It’s amusing. But I’m pretty sure views of my stuff is throttled there, much like on FB, as far as knitting goes. I get way more reactions on Bluesky, even though I have fewer followers on Bluesky.

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