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My staff just shared with me that the Supreme Court of Canada is closing down its X account. #X #Canada #cdnpoli #SupremeCourtofCanada #SCC
The Supreme Court of Canada should get a Bluesky account. At least it's not run by fascists.
@KathyLK @Paulatics Agree completely that SCC should be on BlueSky, as I perceived it to be the least bad mainstream alternative.
But I'm rather less sure about the "not run by Fascists" part, at least in the mid to long term if (maybe) not right now.
If Bluesky ever gets "bought" by a fascist, I'll leave. In the meantime, it's a good place to communicate to Democrats in our government who refuse to set up Mastodon accounts. Believe me, I've told people I know to join Mastodon, but they think it's too complicated.
As it was, it took me a while to figure out how to remove all the "boosts" from my feed so I could get only original posts.
The Twitter experience suggests that, by that time it is inevitably* bought by a fascist, it will be very, very difficult to leave.
*so far, I'm not aware of anybody with a business model for a social media service that makes more money than turning it fascist. (Similar to why there's little left-wing talk radio, no solution there in 30 years so far.)
That makes the takeover quite inevitable, even if I can't supply the date. But recall Dorsey DIDN'T shut down Trump 5X.
I didn't find it hard to leave Twitter at all. I will leave Bluesky in a minute if the CEO and Board turn it into a fascist platform. In the meantime, it serves a purpose, and as long as it's useful to me, I'll stay on it.
I find the antagonism to Bluesky by Mastodon users to be a bit puzzling. It's not like Bluesky is "taking away" anything from Mastodon. It's not like Bluesky users are being brainwashed into becoming fascists. Really, give those of us who are on both Bluesky and Mastodon some credit for at least having a little intelligence.
I know the risks, but as I said, right now Bluesky is useful. I can communicate directly with some people--primarily Democrats and civil rights organizations in the U.S.-- who are not on Mastodon now. Some of them even respond, so I know they're aware of what I think. Trying to predict Bluesky's future and allowing a hypothetical future to affect my current status on Bluesky isn't worth arguing about, IMHO.
The difference between the rich and the poor, one could argue, is long-term planning. The poor feel forced to seize short-term opportunities.
Best of luck!
Wow, condescending much? Or are you simply a conspiracy theorist?
There's no need to get upset at me. I'm just that harbinger of doom at the start of the movie; you're disregarding that guy's warnings and going ahead into the haunted house.
I'm warning you it's a bad idea, long-term, and you're not worried about the long-term. So, again, best of luck. May I be wrong.
But I'm not.
