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    Cindysphinx
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    Planning to get it. Done with Twitter.

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

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          wtg
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          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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            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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              wtg
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              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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                dolmansaxlil
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                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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                  wtg
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                  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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                      wtg
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                      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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                        wtg
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                        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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                          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

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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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                              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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                                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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                                    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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                                      @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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                                      rustyfingers
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                                      @ShiroKuro I use the discover tab mostly. I do get more soft porn anime drawings than I really need to see, and for a while I was getting bear pictures (not the hibernating kind). 💪

                                      @AdagioM I do overdo it with the doomscrolling. As choochiefingers says, there's always so much doom to scroll.

                                      I try to post flower pictures and tag them #bloomscrolling 🌸

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                                      • wtgW wtg

                                        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?

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                                        rustyfingers
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                                        @wtg https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social

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                                          AdagioM
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                                          I follow HCR via her substack to my email, and also in my FB feed. And on Bluesky, too. I’ll always see her somewhere!

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