[an0malous]

X is not politically neutral, Elon openly talks about recalibrating Grok whenever it says something too liberal like recent discussions about gun violence.

Scientists should embrace decentralization and use Mastodon in my opinion. Bluesky will meet the same fate as Twitter and X one day

[hdlothia]

Yeah x is a mess. When scientists say it's nice to just post about science on bluesky without being called slurs or harassed, I believe them.

[didibus]

Can't you fork Bluesky whenever you'd want too? I thought that was the idea? That the data and connections and accounts are all transferable.

[tjwebbnorfolk]

X/Twitter has never been politically neutral. It's just that the pendulum has swung the other way.

[archagon]

The pendulum has broken out of the clock and is clattering on the floor.

[tjwebbnorfolk]

Indeed, every action has an equal and opposite reaction

[rob_c]

> Scientist should...

Have you seen the state of scientific "computing".

[falcor84]

On a side note, I still can't get used to how wanting to restrict access to guns is considered a "liberal" stance.

[AndroTux]

The freedom to not have to fear death when going to school comes to mind. You know, like everywhere else in the western world.

[lmf4lol]

Well, in Europe you get stabbed. Or hit deliberately by a car. Or just thrown before an incoming train. Shit happens everywhere... what's the difference? And we also have school shootings in Europe. Less than USA, granted! But they exist.

[dctoedt]

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-homicide-rates-in-t...

[falcor84]

The typical political axis is liberty/freedom on one end vs. safety/security on the other end. And this is exactly one of those cases where having the liberty to bear arms reduces safety.

[Telemakhos]

Words have never had stable definitions in politics. Thucydides wrote about that over two thousand years ago, and nothing has charged or will change in that regard.

[rdiddly]

Two-party system only offers two buckets to put issues in.