What on Earth am I doing there? - ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

neilhimself.neilgaiman.com • 294 days ago

What on Earth am I doing there?

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whyaduck.bsky.social•294 days ago

We like you. We really like you.

realbigkris.bsky.social•294 days ago

When I joined last summer, I told everyone that you were the leader of Bluesky. It appears to be true.

failnaut.bsky.social•294 days ago

having you on here is such a gift, genuinely

donferrari.bsky.social•294 days ago

Running the table it seems

reverendjesus.com•294 days ago

Thriving!

theshannlee.bsky.social•294 days ago

You were the second person I followed when I came here! The first was the person who gave me the invite!

dchauser.com•294 days ago

You're a quality, engaging follow.

dasbradley.bsky.social•294 days ago

Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. You sir, are helping

rjdeal.bsky.social•294 days ago

Just being generally awesome. 😎

kenraining.bsky.social•294 days ago

Your account is like that U2 album that got loaded to everyone's iPhones. We've all got you! 😀

jojowiththeflow.bsky.social•294 days ago

Except we didn't and still don't hate Neil, whereas some of might have taken a dislike to that U2 album at the time

lateralux.bsky.social•293 days ago

There's an interesting theory that in reality, nobody actually likes U2 but nobody dares to say it to avoid offending anyone.

kenraining.bsky.social•293 days ago

I mean, I like U2. Their early albums are amazing, and even though I don't think their output has been particularly good for many, many years I do give them credit for not just going through the motions. 🤷‍♂️

kenraining.bsky.social•294 days ago

Well sure, it’s not a 1:1 metaphor. 🙂

mdaware.org•294 days ago

it still randomly shows up on my phone! which, unlike @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com, I keep deleting

zendao42.bsky.social•294 days ago

Don't exactly hate them but definitely love Neil more

jojowiththeflow.bsky.social•294 days ago

I feel I could and should have taken more care in crafting that post

zendao42.bsky.social•294 days ago

It's not their best album, TBF

kenraining.bsky.social•294 days ago

I’m a fan and I don’t think I ever even listened to it. 🤷‍♂️

galdring.bsky.social•294 days ago

Except we want and like Neil! :)

catlurd.bsky.social•294 days ago

And just like that U2 album, It's not an issue. I enjoy both.

drbeece.bsky.social•294 days ago

Literally true.

The first thing that Bluesky did when I created my account was ask if I wanted to follow Neil. Which I did.

tomarmbruster.bsky.social•294 days ago

Except we're all happy about it.

hannibaltabu.bsky.social•294 days ago

I'm still deleting songs from that off my phone, years later.

davidgoldfarb.bsky.social•294 days ago

I've made a point of never listening to any of the songs on that album. But I make a point of reading Neil's posts.

(I've been a fan of Neil's since 1990, mind you.)

subwoofersydney.bsky.social•294 days ago

I actually never did get that album 🤣😁

luthierlady.bsky.social•293 days ago

This is wonderful! We hoped to make a place for real conversations. Who better for us to choose be the sun at the center of this solar system?

ianjspalding.bsky.social•294 days ago

A better job than NYT, apparently. 👍

reverendjesus.com•294 days ago

Low bar.

francesco.nuovi.media•294 days ago

*What on Earth is half of them doing there

jeffemeral.bsky.social•294 days ago

Having a reach and influence beyond The Paper of Record.

We have data!!

jasonemiller.bsky.social•294 days ago

A lot?

superkash.bsky.social•294 days ago

you are a fancy!

losttroubadour.bsky.social•294 days ago

I'm hoping they've brought you in to fix the script. It's getting downright unbelievable. Brain worms? Cmon.

dovebelle.bsky.social•294 days ago

You apparently _really_ like to write.

There are worse realizations

drdevo.bsky.social•294 days ago

I mean, look at it - you’re #1, actually. I think a full half of the users on this app are here due to you.

mechamanzx.bsky.social•294 days ago

Me: I should read more stuff written by Neil Gaiman.
BlueSky: *the monkey’s paw curls another finger*

But for real, it’s kinda funny how twitter feeds have bots advertising scams and crypto (I repeat myself) and BlueSky feeds have a beloved author’s musings and replies to comments.