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Science folks, one thing about bluesky is there's way less 2 way interaction between people, especially on science posts, than there was on old Twitter. I'm not sure why that is, but it's something I'm keen to encourage. I'd love to hear your thoughts 🧪
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I think some combination of fewer people on bsky, lots of people being deeply burned out on social media, and maybe bsky (or at least the people I follow here) skewing older than the voices I followed during Twitter's heyday?
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On Twitter I used to have epic conversations. Nowadays it takes a lot of effort to even start a conversation.
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Oh gosh I thought it was just me and that nobody liked me any more. It is a little ironic as this site shows what people are replying to so theoretically it should be easier to start conversations, but that doesn't seem to happen in practice. Maybe lacking a critical mass of peeps? I don't know.
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There is far fewer people. Perhaps the shy ones like BlueSky, Alice.
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You may be right, it does seem to be a certain steady, sciencey, peaceful type over here. Fewer shouty types. My taste, but perhaps it makes the party too quiet.