cshirky.bsky.social
@cshirky.bsky.social
Deputy Mayor of Vlogging
November 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Deputy Mayor of Vlogging
Yep. It was bleak writing it too.
May 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Yep. It was bleak writing it too.
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A fuller explanation of the principle is here - it is a feed selection problem within a platform, not a problem of who is on the platform - and that is Bluesky's reason for being:
www.techpolicy.press/protecting-f...
www.techpolicy.press/protecting-f...
Protecting Freedom of Thought by Deciding What Information You Consume | TechPolicy.Press
Cutting through the dilemma over content moderation requires rethinking the social component of online discourse, not just the technology, says Richard Reisman.
www.techpolicy.press
December 8, 2024 at 9:35 PM
A fuller explanation of the principle is here - it is a feed selection problem within a platform, not a problem of who is on the platform - and that is Bluesky's reason for being:
www.techpolicy.press/protecting-f...
www.techpolicy.press/protecting-f...
Yeah, and there was an October rush, before the election, caused by the "block has a plain English meaning that X is not longer going to abide by", as a precursor to this wave.
December 7, 2024 at 9:15 PM
Yeah, and there was an October rush, before the election, caused by the "block has a plain English meaning that X is not longer going to abide by", as a precursor to this wave.
Casey, I agree about the goal of seeking good user experience and basic content moderation, and I think the migration is good, but I also think that is not simply recapitulating Twitter, in scale or design. Demand for better moderation just is demand for political difference in platform choices.
December 7, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Casey, I agree about the goal of seeking good user experience and basic content moderation, and I think the migration is good, but I also think that is not simply recapitulating Twitter, in scale or design. Demand for better moderation just is demand for political difference in platform choices.
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Shirky does say X “has become, in internet parlance, a Nazi bar.”
My primary concern, though, is not so much the bar’s patrons as the bar’s *owner*
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
My primary concern, though, is not so much the bar’s patrons as the bar’s *owner*
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Opinion | Bluesky Is Different From X. For Now. (Gift Article)
Users are looking for a more curated experience on a platform that is not constantly trying to get them to interact with brands.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Shirky does say X “has become, in internet parlance, a Nazi bar.”
My primary concern, though, is not so much the bar’s patrons as the bar’s *owner*
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
My primary concern, though, is not so much the bar’s patrons as the bar’s *owner*
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
sounds like you need to create a burner account and follow that person again!
April 23, 2024 at 10:54 PM
sounds like you need to create a burner account and follow that person again!
Relativizing away the specific moral and political quandaries using Substack entails is *exactly* what you are doing. No need for "this might read like..."
And the fact that social media platforms 'inevitably entail' hard choices does not require the specific choice to be profiting from Nazis.
And the fact that social media platforms 'inevitably entail' hard choices does not require the specific choice to be profiting from Nazis.
January 2, 2024 at 5:55 PM
Relativizing away the specific moral and political quandaries using Substack entails is *exactly* what you are doing. No need for "this might read like..."
And the fact that social media platforms 'inevitably entail' hard choices does not require the specific choice to be profiting from Nazis.
And the fact that social media platforms 'inevitably entail' hard choices does not require the specific choice to be profiting from Nazis.
Article II, with first-past-the-post voting and Presidential rather than Parliamentary design, creates a two-party system.
Between 1796 and now, no 3rd party candidate has ever won, or come close. To change that, you'd need ranked choice voting, which requires constitutional, not electoral, change
Between 1796 and now, no 3rd party candidate has ever won, or come close. To change that, you'd need ranked choice voting, which requires constitutional, not electoral, change
October 31, 2023 at 6:29 PM
Article II, with first-past-the-post voting and Presidential rather than Parliamentary design, creates a two-party system.
Between 1796 and now, no 3rd party candidate has ever won, or come close. To change that, you'd need ranked choice voting, which requires constitutional, not electoral, change
Between 1796 and now, no 3rd party candidate has ever won, or come close. To change that, you'd need ranked choice voting, which requires constitutional, not electoral, change
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By voting 3rd party, you’re throwing away your vote. The electoral college prevents a successful 3rd party. If that’s ok with you go for it. But own the consequences.
October 30, 2023 at 3:16 PM
By voting 3rd party, you’re throwing away your vote. The electoral college prevents a successful 3rd party. If that’s ok with you go for it. But own the consequences.
Nope. Voting third party in those states also does nothing to affect the outcome of the election.
The design of the system is 'lesser of two evils', and the way to change that is to amend the Constitution, not to complain about it every four years.
The design of the system is 'lesser of two evils', and the way to change that is to amend the Constitution, not to complain about it every four years.
October 31, 2023 at 6:21 PM
Nope. Voting third party in those states also does nothing to affect the outcome of the election.
The design of the system is 'lesser of two evils', and the way to change that is to amend the Constitution, not to complain about it every four years.
The design of the system is 'lesser of two evils', and the way to change that is to amend the Constitution, not to complain about it every four years.
It's not a sham. It just represents aggregated group preferences, not individual ones.
October 31, 2023 at 1:59 PM
It's not a sham. It just represents aggregated group preferences, not individual ones.