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Like 'old Twitter': The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky

30 points by epistasis 2y ago

dyauspitr 2y ago
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- Huazcar 2y ago
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bovermyer 2y ago
It's interesting to see this migration starting to take hold. For myself, I initially chose to be most active on Threads, but lately it's Bluesky that I've been gravitating towards. Granted, I'm nowhere near as active on social media as I was a decade ago. However, Bluesky does feel like "old Twitter," per the article.
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nailer 2y ago
The title is misleading: > "The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky" Except from body: > In July 2023, Adam Kucharski asked his Twitter followers: what platform do you think you will be spending the most time on a year from now? > ... > although academics mostly stuck with X in the year after the poll...
- malshe 2y ago
  The year after that poll would be around July 2024. We are in mid November now. Most of the growth BlueSky has seen is from recent months.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  Did you... stop reading after the first paragraph or something? Or are you using AI-summarisation nonsense or similar? Like, this is a context-setting introduction. (Sometimes, I wonder if HN should require people, before they are allowed comment on an article, to complete a short quiz, prepared by the article submitter, on the content of the article.)
  - nailer 2y ago
    Yes, the rest of the article is filled with gems like: > tweaked the algorithm to amplify his own often false and conspiracy-filled tweets. Which fittingly is a conspiracy itself.
    - epistasis 2y ago
      That is not a conspiracy, it's basic knowledge widely covered in tech media: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets-algorithm-changes-twitter https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets...
      - nailer 2y ago
        The Verge is not an accurate source of any information.
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xqcgrek2 2y ago
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- sundaeofshock 2y ago
  I honestly wish we had a block feature on HN. There are plenty of posts that read as though they are intended to do nothing more than own the libs. I don’t need an echo chamber. I also don’t need a discussion forum with trolls.
rcf1917 2y ago
I didn't know Bluesky was popular. Aside from scientific community, what other "segments" actively use it?
- Kye 2y ago
  The furry community got an early start, as it often does with these things, and has a significant presence.
- 3adawi 2y ago
  from my observation, techies, gaming, black twitter, journalists, artists, OF models, and of course left-wing people

30 points by epistasis 2y ago

dyauspitr 2y ago

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Huazcar 2y ago
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bovermyer 2y ago

It's interesting to see this migration starting to take hold. For myself, I initially chose to be most active on Threads, but lately it's Bluesky that I've been gravitating towards. Granted, I'm nowhere near as active on social media as I was a decade ago. However, Bluesky does feel like "old Twitter," per the article.

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nailer 2y ago

The title is misleading: > "The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky" Except from body: > In July 2023, Adam Kucharski asked his Twitter followers: what platform do you think you will be spending the most time on a year from now? > ... > although academics mostly stuck with X in the year after the poll...

malshe 2y ago
The year after that poll would be around July 2024. We are in mid November now. Most of the growth BlueSky has seen is from recent months.
rsynnott 2y ago
Did you... stop reading after the first paragraph or something? Or are you using AI-summarisation nonsense or similar? Like, this is a context-setting introduction. (Sometimes, I wonder if HN should require people, before they are allowed comment on an article, to complete a short quiz, prepared by the article submitter, on the content of the article.)
- nailer 2y ago
  Yes, the rest of the article is filled with gems like: > tweaked the algorithm to amplify his own often false and conspiracy-filled tweets. Which fittingly is a conspiracy itself.
  - epistasis 2y ago
    That is not a conspiracy, it's basic knowledge widely covered in tech media: https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets-algorithm-changes-twitter https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/14/23600358/elon-musk-tweets...
    - nailer 2y ago
      The Verge is not an accurate source of any information.
      - deleted 2y ago
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xqcgrek2 2y ago

[flagged]

sundaeofshock 2y ago
I honestly wish we had a block feature on HN. There are plenty of posts that read as though they are intended to do nothing more than own the libs. I don’t need an echo chamber. I also don’t need a discussion forum with trolls.

rcf1917 2y ago

I didn't know Bluesky was popular. Aside from scientific community, what other "segments" actively use it?

Kye 2y ago
The furry community got an early start, as it often does with these things, and has a significant presence.
3adawi 2y ago
from my observation, techies, gaming, black twitter, journalists, artists, OF models, and of course left-wing people