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I wish that was the case but at least in my domain, after many people initially switched to bluesky, most eventually went back since many high-profile people did not make the switch.


I find the reverse, that everyone has a bsky but few have an X. The people still posting there tend to be the type looking for clicks (like promoting their brand or whatever) instead of just wanting to share their thoughts and science


Do you have any hypotheses why these high-profile people didn't make the switch?

I guess that many high-profile people are too busy with their regular work to be mindful of politics/ethics and thus they can't be bothered to switch. But maybe there are other reasons as well?


It's no escape from the angry political stuff, it's just a jump from one end of the political spectrum to the other.

Best to just cut down the social media usage. Twitter-style social media isn't a good place to have deep and meaningful discussions of anything.

Shame though, way back before Trump/Brexit and the era of extreme tribalism, Twitter was full of interesting creative and technical stuff :(


For what it's worth bluesky is fairly low on politics if you unpin the discover feed.

The following feed is purely content by people you follow.

There are also other feeds like "for you" which only shows you posts liked by the people who liked the posts you liked. If you mainly interact with niche/technical/creative content and avoid politics, those feeds will trend towards avoiding politics as well.


I’ve observed that most of those who switched back are egotists addicted to their status as influencers, not people wishing to actually participate in public conversations.

Good riddance, I say. My Bluesky and Mastodon feeds are much nicer these days without pseudo-celebrities Pontificating About Important Things.




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