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Online refugees are fleeing to Bluesky (TLP 2024w46)

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The center ground of moderates is becoming a no man's zone, with the Left moving to Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads, while the Right have taken over X.

Notes:

  • I find myself very amused this week about the reaction of some people to the recent election victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential campaign.
  • As a European, I offer no opinion on the candidates as frankly it is none of my business.
  • But as a follower of online trends, I am deeply amused by the amount of users on X who are announcing their dramatic departure, in protest for President Trump's election, and the alleged role that Elon Musk had in that successful campaign.
  • Even newspapers like the Guardian have announced that they will no longer post on X!
  • In a fit of rage-quitting, left-leaning X users are fleeing like online refugees to their perceived safe haven Bluesky.
    • Bluesky, a tiny rival to X that I spoke about before on this podcast last year (ref: https://techleader.pro/a/587-Tech-Leader-Pro-podcast-2023-week-18,-a-better-Twitter), is now reportedly creaking under the strain of this influx of disgruntled users.
  • In my opinion, everyone currently leaving X is disgusted by reading opposing opinions.
  • They don't reflect, they deflect.
  • Instead, they should reflect on why the majority of their fellow citizens disagree with their world view.
  • Because of this mindset, our online tribal silos are getting deeper and deeper.
  • Online platforms are not walled gardens, they are ghettos.
  • Watching online refugees forming a new ghetto on the Bluesky app in real time is fascinating to me.
  • The center ground of moderates is becoming a no man's zone, with the Left moving to Bluesky, Mastodon, and Threads, while the Right have taken over X.
  • Tribal lines have been redrawn.
  • We live in interesting times!
  • Media I am enjoying this week:
    • Caesar by Christian Meier
    • Season 2 of Silo on Apple

      • Notes and subscription links are here: https://techleader.pro/a/667-Online-refugees-are-fleeing-to-Bluesky-(TLP-2024w46)

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