Can we please not do this pointless dialogue every few months? It is just fundamentally wrong and misunderstands the nature of social networks, let alone how people use them. And yet it tends to suck up a ton of wasted energy. [Turning comments off on this because no time for this again]
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/post/3mlodfzwsrc2r
It's hard to avoid the conclusion that Bluesky has been a net negative for US politics. They corralled everyone on the left into a little glass fishbowl where they shout at one another & everyone else ignores them. Meanwhile, all the pols & institutions stayed on X & are being dragged farther right.