Ah, X. Once upon a time, Twitter was a social network that served as a bastion of hope. It wasn’t algorithm-crazy like Facebook, and there was plenty of engagement to go around.
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But something happened along the way, and it devolved into a cesspool that was shifting towards intolerability.
I’d been on Twitter since the beginning and enjoyed the platform far more than any other social network. But when the change hit, I found myself not wanting to log in.
And then the skies parted and became blue again.
I’m talking Bluesky — a new social platform originally ideated by ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey — which is what X should have strived to be… but didn’t.
How Bluesky is different than Twitter
If you continue reading this, you’ll find that Bluesky is simply a friendlier, happier place. But the difference goes well beyond …