▲ 239 ▼ Scientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its place (www.psypost.org) submitted 1 year ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/science@mander.xyz 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children) Clearly it was suitable for their purposes at one time? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It was exceptionally useful during the Arab spring. When it was just “a text message to the world” it had its use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago I feel like maybe the Arab Spring, inspirational as it was, was half-baked. I believe it's possible that open broadcast microblogging system might have generated a sense of solidarity and community that exceeded the facts on the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) It was exceptionally useful during the Arab spring. When it was just “a text message to the world” it had its use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago I feel like maybe the Arab Spring, inspirational as it was, was half-baked. I believe it's possible that open broadcast microblogging system might have generated a sense of solidarity and community that exceeded the facts on the ground. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago I feel like maybe the Arab Spring, inspirational as it was, was half-baked. I believe it's possible that open broadcast microblogging system might have generated a sense of solidarity and community that exceeded the facts on the ground. permalink fedilink source parent