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Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨remington@beehaw.org⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-say-x-formerly-twitter-has-lost-its-professional-edge-and-bluesky-is-taking-its-place/

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    USE THE FEDIVERSE YOU FLIPPING POO-HEADS

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    • AshCircuit@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This!!! Why don’t these reprobates go on Mastodon!

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    • SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The fediverse is hostile to ‘professionals’, and missing several features bluesky has, it is not a good replacement for them.

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      • ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Couldn’t there be an association of professional societies that runs their own mastodon instance and can control membership and federation?

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      • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        By ‘professionals’, do we mean Only Fans content creator? I haven’t tried hard enough to find them, but I assumed they’re here?

        I follow many professional scientists and librarians on the Fediverse.

        Beyond that - well those are the three professions that carry society.

        I don’t see a ton of updates from plumbers and auto mechanics yet, but I think that is just adoption patterns at play?

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    • paequ2@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ok, yes, but can we fix the issue where my Lemmy account takes like 10 seconds to load the main subbed feed? The more subs I add, the slower it gets. I got someone to try Lemmy, but they’re rightfully put off by how slow it can be sometimes.

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    • primrosepathspeedrun@anarchist.nexus ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No but see that’s not corporate and you have to choose a server when you sign up which is haaaaaaard!

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      • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I think we should advertise individual servers instead of the fediverse as a whole

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  • M1ch431@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Bluesky, which they view as more useful, welcoming, and aligned with their goals.

    For now, maybe.

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    • ranandtoldthat@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      For real. They just can’t stop banning people.

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      • jlow@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And it’s alredy full of trackers.

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      • circuscritic@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Can you elaborate on their use of the ban hammer of injustice?

        I don’t use it, so I’m unaware of any dramas, but mass banning sounds interesting.

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  • traceur201@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t understand how so many people are comfortable voluntarily subjecting themselves to nazi propaganda and rule. The nazi-saluter all but literally has a dial that amplifies the most fervent to the expense of everyone else

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  • irotsoma@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    X is a right-wing propaganda platform now. Bluesky is not a good alternative though. It’s just as controlled and toxic as X was just before Elan bought it and will eventually become what X is now when a major corporation or rich person decides to grab it or it goes public. The federation functionality is just for show and marketing. I wish people would stop just jumping when platforms become truly horrible and then jumping to something that will be made as horrible very easily after it becomes popular enough.

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  • octopus_ink@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Huh.

    Seems like there’s a weekly article about how it’s dead or an echo chamber because there’s less tolerance for hatred.

    Guess not.

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  • Sina@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There are not that many things I dislike hearing more than people saying “Formerly Twitter”. Either call it Twitter or X, but everyone knows what’s going on…

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    • darkmogool@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      jup… just call ot twitter

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  • sleepundertheleaves@infosec.pub ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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    • Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have read some analysis that right-wing propaganda gets the most engagement when there are liberals in the community to provide the “liberal tears”. Yes, there is a core group happy to be in an echo chamber with only imagined liberal tears, but the majority find substitutes unsatisfying. Potentially the diminishing of non-right content volume will also diminishing the right content by making the comments less interesting.

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    • theangriestbird@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Sadly we are well into the era of fragmented social media and echo chambers. It was always going to end up like this. Still, I hear you. Social media was more fun when everyone was on the same platforms.

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    • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Mastodon is full of scientists. It is amazing.

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  • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    See you in 10 years when Raspputin sells you out again.
    These scientists must be quite dumb.

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    • saigot@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If i get 10years put of something, I consider that to be a pretty good run.

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