How it started / how it’s going

My unpopular opinion is that Biden could and should be using his presidential powers to their fullest extent over the next 49 days, in an effort to preserve our democracy as well as his family. To hell with norms.

Yep that checks out

“What radicalized you?” Bro I was told to treat people the way I would want to be treated in kindergarten and it made sense idk what else there is to say

1/ I’ve become an unofficial evangelist for Bluesky. (I don’t work here.)

As a former dir of product mgmt @Twitter, I’m impressed w/ the innovative and courageous choices Bluesky has made.

They’ve come up with a better way to do social media.

Some have asked me how I explain this outcome.

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“Black users on Bluesky are already working to build a community on the site. One user, Rudy Fraser, launched Blacksky, a collection of curated, Black-centered feeds that filter out racism and misogyny to provide a safe, inclusive experience for users.”

The thing about the chronological timeline is that if you have something you want to share, you have to share it a lot. And if you see something you think others should see, you have to hit repost (likes are not public).

🙃

You know it doesn't necessarily have to "get worse before it gets better." That's just some shit people told you often enough and long enought that you uncritically took it for true.

We could just work to be better.

gays leaving twitter for bluesky reminds me of that scene from LoTR where the elves are exiting middle earth

Starting a thread of blocklists to share (feel free to reply with your favorites)

The recipe for a good social media app isn't hard if you understand that people simply yearn to read and write sentences without angry guys yelling slurs at them

the skies are always bluer