I feel the opposite. It's the perfect place to regroup, find moments of calm, and to pick one's fights very, very carefully and selectively. For example: 99.99%+ of people in Britain will have no influence over US politics. None whatsoever. So why sweat it? Ignore the bin fire visible from space. - ThreadSky

edwinhayward.com • 176 days ago

I feel the opposite. It's the perfect place to regroup, find moments of calm, and to pick one's fights very, very carefully and selectively.

For example: 99.99%+ of people in Britain will have no influence over US politics. None whatsoever. So why sweat it? Ignore the bin fire visible from space.

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battyhelen.bsky.social•176 days ago

US politics will affect us though, tariffs and the churning of Trump’s international relationships

edwinhayward.com•176 days ago

Absolutely. And where it does impinge in ways we might be able to influence is where pressure should be applied.

But all the rest? A guaranteed recipe for worsening mental health.

howlinbugwug.bsky.social•176 days ago

Absolutely - ill still check in on Twitter, BlueSky gives me another portal to information

In time, Twitter may be reduced to uselessness but, for now, both channels are valid and BlueSky shows me additional information

dkwannabe.bsky.social•176 days ago

Hey, apparently 99.99% of Americans don't hold any influence either. Join the club.

neweradebate.bsky.social•176 days ago

I do worry that atm it's a echo chamber. But I hope, in time it will grow but with the safe guards that were at the twitter of old.

Also I feel we must unfollow on x to show the change to the accounts that have moved.

bindyp.bsky.social•176 days ago

I left the dark side in the Summer. Musk interfering/ commentating on the Farage riots was the final straw. I think we’re falling into a fascist trap by echoing them calling BS an echo chamber. Like everything else in life, it is what you make it.

neweradebate.bsky.social•176 days ago

Yes thats fair too. I feel my poi ts of view always benefit from having something to argue against and build my arguments arguments by Including the counter points. Atm blue-sky seemingly does not have that for me. But by far a nicer place.

bindyp.bsky.social•176 days ago

I can see your point, I feel a discussion is always better than an argument. Trouble is some people don’t know the difference and those are the ones I will continue to block.
I think this place is great and a breath of fresh air compared to the swamp. Hopefully it will continue to be so.

neweradebate.bsky.social•176 days ago

Completely agree. Poor choice of word on my part.

I hope you have a fantastic day.

Cheers for my first blue-sky debate.... it was stress free. Lol

bindyp.bsky.social•176 days ago

Ha ha! Thank you too.

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