Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoScientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its placewww.psypost.orgexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1255
arrow-up1255external-linkScientists say X (formerly Twitter) has lost its professional edge — and Bluesky is taking its placewww.psypost.orgBlaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up29·1 month agoHere’s a thought: no microblogging platform is suitable for professional use. Cut it out, stop it.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoClearly it was suitable for their purposes at one time?
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoIt was exceptionally useful during the Arab spring. When it was just “a text message to the world” it had its use.
minus-squaredeathbird@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI 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.
minus-squarequeerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoWhy not? Science should be done in the public view. I want more professional scientists in my feed. EDIT: and amateur scientists. And non-scientists who are curious.
Here’s a thought: no microblogging platform is suitable for professional use. Cut it out, stop it.
Clearly it was suitable for their purposes at one time?
It was exceptionally useful during the Arab spring.
When it was just “a text message to the world” it had its use.
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.
Why not? Science should be done in the public view. I want more professional scientists in my feed.
EDIT: and amateur scientists. And non-scientists who are curious.