Okay! I keep remembering anew that people on bluesky aren’t as hostile by default, so I can try stuff. Gonna do an AMA for the next hour, anything you want to know about what I’ve learned from being in tech for 20 years. Lots of stuff I wish I knew starting out!
You can't understand American fascism without talking about anti-Blackness SPECIFICALLY, "racism" is not cutting it as an analytical framework. Hundreds of articles about fascism, zero mentions of anti-Blackness. The discourse is suffering from a lack of depth, we need to elevate Black authors
“Serious accusations” is a… curious… way to refer to echoing antisemitic canards to an audience of millions.
Not all heroes wear capes: https://github.com/bluesky-social/social-app/issues/670
I get that people are sick of Twitter bullshit. But on the other hand a multimillionaire with a still-hugely-influential platform leaning hard into bigoted extremism in a volatile environment is kind of news and a real problem.
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I want us to be able to do literally anything else, anything life-affirming that creates joy, instead of focusing on these assholes all the time. They want our attention so badly, and I think we can do better things with our energy
Ah, a Turning Point USA video starring the pizzagate guy... yeah, she seems totally in line with Musk's far-right nonsense. 4/4
