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BumRushDaShow

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7. I think what they are saying

Reply to ificandream (Reply #4)

Thu Dec 26, 2024, 03:02 PM

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is that Bluesky is closer to the ORIGINAL "Twitter" (since it was "born" from Twitter as a subproject) and "X" took what was "Twitter" and completely reconfigured it to be almost unrecognizable.

It's like they would want to call Bluesky "Twitter" again (but an "improved" version) but obviously can't.

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Bluesky wants you to stop calling it a Twitter alternative [View all] BumRushDaShow Thursday OP

Twitter is legacy social media. X is a distortion of that. Bluesky has seized the moment. /nt bucolic_frolic Thursday #1

Not very informative Cirsium Thursday #2

You didn't cite the actual paragraphs of context around those quotes that include these - BumRushDaShow Thursday #3

Hmmm Cirsium Thursday #5

"So, it is an alternative to X, then? The headline suggests that it isn't. " BumRushDaShow Thursday #6

Thanks Cirsium Thursday #10

What it sounds like is that they are trying to distinguish "Twitter" from "X" BumRushDaShow Thursday #12

Bluesky is being political and bypassing the technical. ificandream Thursday #4

I think what they are saying BumRushDaShow Thursday #7

That makes sense Cirsium Thursday #11

Basically BumRushDaShow Thursday #13

Although I have a twitter account, I rarely use it. (Don't need BlueSky account to read posts because they're "open") LeftInTX Thursday #8

So, to make a comparison, Twitter is what Kimberly Guilfoyle used to look like... SKKY Thursday #9

AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING Omaha Steve Thursday #14