Megan McArdle
@mcmegan.bsky.social
Columnist, Bullmastiff Afficionado, Avid collector of kitchen gadgets
I've been asked about my evidence for saying Bluesky is a left-wing bubble. Mostly, my eyes. But here's a striking table from a recent pre-print on Bluesky: the progressive side (A) is extremely dominant in political discussions, to the point where the opposition is often essentially unrepresented.
June 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I've been asked about my evidence for saying Bluesky is a left-wing bubble. Mostly, my eyes. But here's a striking table from a recent pre-print on Bluesky: the progressive side (A) is extremely dominant in political discussions, to the point where the opposition is often essentially unrepresented.
By curious coincidence, just got this response to my Bluesky column. Takes me right back to my Old Twitter days
There's a point to this: the left usually doesn't see left-wing trolls or how awful they can be, so for them, Muskian moderation genuinely just was worse. For me, it was differently bad.
There's a point to this: the left usually doesn't see left-wing trolls or how awful they can be, so for them, Muskian moderation genuinely just was worse. For me, it was differently bad.
June 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
By curious coincidence, just got this response to my Bluesky column. Takes me right back to my Old Twitter days
There's a point to this: the left usually doesn't see left-wing trolls or how awful they can be, so for them, Muskian moderation genuinely just was worse. For me, it was differently bad.
There's a point to this: the left usually doesn't see left-wing trolls or how awful they can be, so for them, Muskian moderation genuinely just was worse. For me, it was differently bad.
As I was saying www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
June 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
As I was saying www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Ah, I have discovered who inspired this scintillating reader email.
May 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Ah, I have discovered who inspired this scintillating reader email.