I don't really understand why people think that being on the internet obligates you to listen to a stream of personal abuse every once in a while? no one would argue you're not allowed to walk away from unpleasant people in real life, but for some reason online...

"Bluesky is an echo chamber" has the same energy (to me) as "there aren't enough Nazis on Bluesky". I'm fine with an "echo chamber" that excludes fascism in all its forms.

There's also the world of difference between discussions with interesting and thoughtful people who you disagree with on some topics, and accommodating vile abuse from racists. It feels like it says something that there are so many people, especially on the right, who think they're the same thing.

deleting that app, i feel my time is now used much better in reading things that actually help me grow.

Fancy the pub tonight? Yeah, why not? Great. I'll call Racist Jim. ... Wh- We should encourage a healthy range of opinions.

Been on here over a year and I haven't had a single London cabbie threatening to run me over, rape me and set me on fire. I love my echo chamber.

I think there's a certain amount of "I have come here for political arguments therefore everyone else must be here for that too or else they are weak-willed"

Just about the only good reason for sticking around on Twitter is Nein Quarterly.

It's the people who wish to spew streams of personal abuse who object to being blocked. I am HAPPY to be blocked by people who detest me, I don't want to interact with them.

It's because we have to be subservient to Elon. We can't just come over here and be in a space that's not filled with vomit. It's not done.

I know a fair few of your erstwhile colleagues who actually get incensed at the idea that trans women might have the ability to escape them in real life, unfortunately 😞