Nothing but Bluesky from Now On, with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

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Aryeh and Phoebe discuss the implications of Bluesky as a Twitter alternative and Phoebe's viral critique of the platform.

Aryeh and Phoebe discuss Bluesky, the newly popular Twitter alternative—and how Phoebe's mild critique of the site went mega-viral. Aryeh explains why he finally, finally quit Twitter. Is Bluesky for anti-Trump social media "refugees," or a retirement home for posting addicts? And are people on there actually nice? Recorded December 20, 2024 Follow Culturally Determined (still) on Twitter @CulturallyDet LINKS Phoebe's piece, "The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-problem-with-bluesky-it-wont-broaden-our-horizons/ Aryeh and Phoebe's May 2023 episode about Twitter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twitter-taught-us-it-was-okay-to-be-weird-with-phoebe/id981282353?i=1000611578059 Montreal man dies after leaving hospital following six-hour wait https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article612894.html Phoebe's piece, "Does this book read as too parochial—or too ‘Zionist’? The pitfalls of Writing While Jewish" https://thecjn.ca/opinion/zibby-vs-philip/ Waikiki Wanda says Bluesky is hospice for posters https://bsky.app/profile/wanda.bsky.social/post/3lcmbzupslk2v Phoebe's Substack…

People in this episode

Host: Aryeh

Guest: Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Topics covered

• Bluesky
• Twitter alternative
• social media
• politics
• culture

Keywords

• social media refugees
• anti-Trump
• posting addicts
• viral critique

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bluesky

Books & works: Bluesky, The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our, The pitfalls of Writing While Jewish, Bonjour Chai

Places: Montreal

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