This is true. @bsky.app is the app of the people.
We may not all agree. We may not even all like each other. But we can engage and disagree and agree with our hate
That makes the platform the future of social media
We may not all agree. We may not even all like each other. But we can engage and disagree and agree with our hate
That makes the platform the future of social media
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The new app of the people.
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Money can be used to build or to destroy even people. It is just a tool -just another hammer, and therefore not always the right tool to use. There are other tools, like intelligence, ingenuity, patience, kindness, compassion, respect. Sometimes these tools build much greater things.
between the lines
Or maybe proof-read?
I still want an edit function.
We all do.
OP: I love blueberries!
Reply: Me too! They are absolutely awesome!
OP edits post to: I love Nazis!
The reply person has no control over that, and what they now appear to be condoning 🤷♂️
I’ll let a message w/obvious typo go because people can read into it. I understand why going back and editing would change the resultant chat
Just copy and paste the text into a new post, it takes about 30 seconds.
Who can answer?
Mark C you are mentioned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5RpPTRcz1no
nobody's perfect 😂
Washington, DC 20500 a copy of the United States Constitution. Perhaps members of the house and senate need a copy just in case President Trump can't comprehend...
(What we need here on @bsky.app is an edit option!)
#FUCKBILLIONAIRES
You should be more discerning.
Cuban for echoing your voice in the service of
humanity.
One little word changed the whole meaning of that tweet.
Nice word to have a typo on.
#6'Elon
Can it grow 3 fold in next 12?
It'd help us build back better
But the semicolon rules; just saying.
(2) A verified complaint for impeachment may be filed by any Member of the House of Representatives or by any citizen.
Looking to file. Let the world know the people are against this.
1000s of us should file.
That would be actually useful and that AI could be trained on human-curated public-domain text.
It's quite obvious why other social media websites make it take a bit more clicks to block someone.
https://bsky.app/profile/stholeary.bsky.social/post/3limgt7cmms25
Thanks @mcuban.bsky.social
WE THE PEOPLE 🇺🇸
Seriously though - we can disagree - it's good - but we need to do so as adults. And if we get stuck in trading opinions we can step back. Kind regs
America seems enjoy to hate
I follow smart people who have the best interests in our country.
Thanks for all you do.
No trolls, no duplicate accounts. Just people and their educated, well-informed views.
Let’s stimulate discussion people
No more chaos agents muddying discourse
I'm not blocking people who will engage in honest dialogue. This means, I also end up blocking people I generally agree with if they resort to ad hominem attacks. Or I would, as they end up blocking me when their attacks don't work and I focus on a concern.
Maybe it's because a lot of us defected from the other platforms in response to the politics that was/is going on. In any case, hobbies and distractions need support here.
I suggest checking out the #bloomscroll
Running your own PDS and building more services offers many possibilities.
It could replace TikTok and Instagram, requiring funding and a good monetization policy.
Endless service possibilities.
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They're mostly 'Bots or intentionally ignorant racists and/or criminals.
Conserve.❤️⚖️🇺🇸
A group of religious zealots accused me of being a devil worshiper, & the principal, a physics teacher tried to convince me intelligent design was appropriate in his physics class.
How many truely believe Ukraine started the war? Trump offers many reasons not to trust him.
Real estate screwed up, government screwed up, banking screwed up, corporations all screwed up screwing up the environment, etc, entertainment and press screwed up, etc, etc
I don't agree with his politics at all but admire him for coming through what he has wtinessed.
You are a Grandfather by your own profile admission and your most likely an older Boomer if you are married 55 years.
And you say "mob" but it was one person in your mentions at a time and you were antagonistic and got antagonism in return.
You might as well put in your profile that you are soft bellied so people know to tiptoe or stomp.
Rather than hate, could we begin in curiosity? Perhaps a person's perspective is the antithesis of mine, so I can't be threatened anyway.
Weak minds learn to hate. Too lazy to think. They never improve. The hate allows them to feel like
they are better than they are.
https://open.substack.com/pub/marlowe1/p/the-witching-snakes-pt-11?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=sllf3
I can legit relate to so many people as well.
We:
1. Care about the planets well-being
2. Care about the welfare of EVERYONE, not just a class/ culture/race
3. believe in education
4. know Trump is an evil narcissist who must be stopped!
✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️4 out of 4
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/protocols-not-platforms-a-technological-approach-to-free-speech
I’m not bothered by it, but it’s a flaw in the model that values reactions over relationships.
Some progressives have even blocked me- I can be a little abrasive and mental health is important - so I say "good for them" enjoy the app without my rage haha!
So I’m ok with it.
or hatred?
IAC, we follow. Fine thoughts.
“If everyone is thinking alike, then no one is thinking.”
(attributed to B. Franklin)
Another self-aggrandizing marketing man, with a modicum more of a moral compass.
He called for Lina Kahn to be removed and doesn't support universal healthcare.
The article I read had named him as, "the investor Mark Cuban," which was slightly ambiguous and I took to mean investor in Bluesky.
This detracts nothing from the point.
Certainly if I'm wrong, I retract that part of it but it doesn't take away from the point at all.
I'll need to find that article again, but my search results have started sucking about a month ago.
The problem in America is failing politicians who no longer work for the people.
#6'Elon
But when you are carpenter, everything looks like a nail.
#6'Elon
If he truly wants to be a force for change, he needs a new way to unite a resistance against failing politicians.
He can't rely on the media—no one trusts them. He can't rely on the Democrats either, as they have also failed to serve the people.
#6'Elon
But for now, as an Australian, I’m not buying Kentucky (Trump) bourbon.
And if I find another Australian bourbon in the interim, why would I ever go back?
Found one!
There is no bill of rights and no freedom.
Australia had some poor shmuck locked up for over two years without having ever committed a crime.
It's actually worse than the USA.
I thought oh OK, there’s some trolling going on now.
Then I heard somebody who thinks they’re a king and a president was snooping around over here🤴
If we can get major league sports teams, we'll be golden!
Somebody posted a love sonnet for Mike Pence - a man I hate for his anti-gay and anti-women mindset. I admit my replies were a little heated- maybe a little nasty - but I'm not blocking him and I will ❤️ future posts by him that I might agree with.
But being able to disagree and debate without toxicity is great!
Blue Sky is just as susceptible to the fiery shit hole that Twitter fell into.
Mastodon has an excellent fountain which does sometimes get caught up in nerd slap fights.
I'm on an active serve with excellent admins (https://indieweb.social) and it has been very solid.
This is a place most people interact very little. I get way more interaction on Facebook posts, than here, and far less on X-Twitter, where I still get a "we blocked your account, until you verify you are human" now and then.
Despite having near zero reach.
#6'Elon
BS has about 32 million users on a planet of 8 billion, you clown.
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The true “app of the people” is Mastodon (plus all the other Fediverse apps e.g. Lemmy and Pixelfed) - completely open, completely open source.
#strongtribessavelives #knowledgeispower #silenceisacceptance
I actually liked the truth side of that other platform. (if there was any truth to it)
So much still to do... I Cant Wait!
Deleted my twitter as soon as the swasticar guy took over...
You are either lying or willfully ignorant.
The extremists on this app attack anyone who expresses a moderate view. They're called fascist or some other bullshit.
God forbid you want responsible spending habits. Or a secure border. Or boys in boys bathrooms.
Any of those trigger insanity
I simply stated a fact.
Finger pointing would be me saying that all of our ills are caused by the democrats.
I don't necessarily believe that but that's what I am against. That is not helpful discourse.
I'm sorry, I'm not sure how you can say that me objecting to that is extreme.
Why do we people support a policy that makes .05% feel validated but infuriates every girl dad in America?
I'll take a phrase from your verncaular.
My "lived experience" is this is how the common democrat acts nowadays. Intolerant, arrogant and divisive.
By the way, there’s a reason paint brushes come in different sizes.
I know everyone is tribal and defensive so I'm not expecting any concessions but it's crazy how dug in some democrats get.
It's like this instinct to protect your views even though common sense offers a really plausible alternative
True confession: I am, by nature a “centrist” (despised as we are these days) though I lean left on most things. In fact, used to run the “Red Tory” blog back in the day. So I’m deeply familiar w/ lunacy from both sides.
I am always open to listening. Reciprocity would be nice
To me a moderate is someone who is "live and let live". I don't think that is a leftist attitude. There's a difference between "live and let live" and preposterous "libertarianism" or "neoliberalism" which lets evil thrive.
Everything that I said has happened to me or I have seen it a million times.
The democrat party has become this group of know it all loudmouths who are so intolerant.
No opposing opinion is allowed. If you say we need a strong border, you are a xenophobe.
It's become a joke
As for women's rights, it's up to the states and the people to decide. That includes women so there are no victims here
Also, this comment I'm replying to proves you're not really a moderate at all... conservatives dressing up as moderates to normalize their extremism is a thing that actually happens you know.
Justifiably so.
I'm old enough to remember Bill Clinton's term. I voted for him and his wife.
That was when the party left me. Shit started getting nuts at that point
Where evidence based decisions and discussion thrive it's called a "liberal echo chamber." What does THAT tell you about conservatives and conservative policies?
Cram it.
I'm not a Trump fan but he did grown every demo except the rich and overly educated.
Having 3 degrees in gender studies does not make you smart. The only absolute there is debt
Go fuck yourself.
The goal posts were moved by the left.
A secure border used to be something democrats cared about. Safe streets? Same thing. Hard work instead of handouts? That was a dem thing.
Now all of these things are racist, xenophobic or some other dumb shit
This is where progressives show you the data, say "fuck YOUR fearful feelings" and then you deny the evidence and say "but a mexican raped a woman so all mexicans are bad".
NOT moderate.
Did I accuse any immigrant of anything?
You are equating crime to immigrants, not me.
That's not a gotcha or a technicality.
I just never said or intimated that
I have read your post history.
In what way are the borders not "strong"? Just point at the data.
I think though that tough decisions need to be made.
Much like the climate junkies are always screaming about fossil fuels and how we need to take drastic action to fix the planet.
Same goes with our deficit and debt.
Can't be a hypocrite if you think both are big problems
https://bsky.app/profile/50501movement.bsky.social/post/3lil3mllehc24
Hmm.
I've always thought that hate was a wasted emotion. It blinds you, drains you, distracts you and weakens your position.
Better to remain focused on the fight and get in Good Trouble. 👍
We might disagree on the implementation of policy, but we all know what's right and wrong.
The situation is a basic fight of good vs evil.
Reagan wouldn't sell out his allies.
The meeting place for socialists, communists & low information individuals maybe!
I find they're the ones who waste everyone's time making false accusations against their own.
Wouldn't you agree?
Found my Twitter account yet?
Or still looking for my Elon love posts?
Don't hurt yourself.
https://bsky.app/profile/ignorantme.bsky.social
But seriously, I would enjoy a place to safely see what actual conservatives are thinking, and maybe foster some debate without one of us getting digitally dogpiled.
This place is really nice. Seems hard to talk to the other side through it tho.
We need to stand together for everyone's rights and our democracy.
We need to teach our children well. The future depends upon it.
WE ARE THE HOPE!
We can only concern ourselves with the things we can control or change.
We need to solidify a plan to help certain groups rise up to take back what belongs to ALL the citizens.
Our children deserve that!
Love grandma's!!!!
She is the coolest grandma in the world, well, except for my Grandma she was badass.
Maybe we need to go back in time and start using some of the wonderful things families used to do on the downlow.
START HUGGING YOUR ENEMIES TODAY!
LOL
Unfortunately, much like it's shall not be named predecessor, this platform is rife with group think, tribalism and an outright refusal to argue in good faith.
The western world has lost its ability to have civil discourse. We only have ourselves to blame.
Then the QSTN …. others arriving at Mars don’t see the guy Musk anymore….
Try THIS, it will make you feel better!
Ask me how I know. 😉