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They will remain bifurcated so long as some platforms censor political dissent while others do not.
Low and behold, no response. Only downvote. Because there doesn't exist a legitimate argument against is, so all that is left is to be mad
It's 'Lo and behold'.
I can attest that BlueSky is really nice right now. Feels less combative than Twitter. I started to use it 25 days ago and got 400 or so follows pretty quickly. I am here: https://bsky.app/profile/benhouston3d.bsky.social I used this tool to find accounts that match on both platforms: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-follower-bridge...
> Feels less combative than Twitter. Echo chambers are, by default, less combative. As Twitter becomes more hiveminded, you can expect it to become less combative, as well.
Similarly, I expect Trump and Elon will have a falling out rather quickly. Two megalomaniacal narcissists don't generally play nicely for very long. When that happens, Elon won't be able to help himself from whacking the bees nest he's created, by criticizing Trump. I expect the combativeness of twitter to skyrocket soon afterwards.
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https://qz.com/elon-musk-x-twitter-transparency-brazil-turke... https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/elon-musks-push-free-s... https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/15/elon-m...
There are many more examples.
I think you may be confusing "heavily-censored" with an entity following laws and their own internal ethics (taking down revenge porn, ...), and trying to cultivate some measure of decency.
The current owner has turned twitter into a different kind of echo-chamber; one running rampant with grotesque language, crude behavior, and childish name calling. Those traits are mirrored in the owner and the individual he helped get elected.
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It's an echo chamber because people who pay have a significantly louder voice. The only people who pay are avid musk supporters, who tend to be of a certain ideology. So those people are at the top of replies, creating an echo chamber. In addition, many people who oppose musk's ideology have left the platform, further creating an echo chamber.
That doesn't match my definition of echo-chamber. Anyone has the ability to speak, and to pay. If people leave at their own will, that's their decision. Compare it to censored social networks, where you're kicked out for the wrong-think.
Bluesky is pretty decent so far. I get about as many responses to my art as I do with twitter, despite having 1/5th the followers on the new platform. The problem is I don't see much interesting on Bluesky. It's endless people saying "Hello, bluesky! I'm new here!" or "Hello, new bluesky users! Follow me!" Feels like there's less focus on content and more on the individuals themselves. It's further exemplified with w…
> Another thing that's strange to me is that lots of bluesky users post selfies almost nonstop and half of users have selfies as their profile photos. Honestly that sounds like it could be bots. Although maybe it is just people making new accounts.